Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Morgan (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Morgan. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Morgan is located in Laclede County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Laclede County: Camden, Dallas, Pulaski, Texas, Webster & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Morgan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morgan:
- Laclede County (The home county of Morgan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Pease
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Twin Bridges
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Phillipsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Competition
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Falcon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sleeper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Abo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Stoutland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Decaturville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Long Lane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Charity ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Windyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leadmine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Celt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Louisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Tunas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Fair Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Strafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Tin Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Goodnight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Laquey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Plato
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Bendavis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Huggins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Rader
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Niangua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Marshfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Conklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Crown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Northview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Diggins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Seymour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fordland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sarvis Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Grovespring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Saint George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Odin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Hartville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Astoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Graff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Macomb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgan, see our County-by-County Page for Morgan.
Cemeteries Near Morgan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgan.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Morgan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Roper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Builderback Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Oak Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kissee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bramhall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McFall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharpe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Lonesome Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Good Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Morgan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morgan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Pease
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Rader
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Orla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orla is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
- Phillipsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Russ
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russ is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grovespring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forkners Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forkners Hill is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkners Hill
- Bracken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bracken is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Competition
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Long Lane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morgan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgan.
Newspapers Published in Morgan ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgan, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Morgan:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Laclede County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Polk County
- Pulaski County
- Texas County
- Webster County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morgan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morgan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |