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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 Morrisville (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 Morrisville. 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.

Morrisville is located in Polk County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Cedar, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Morrisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morrisville:

  • Polk County     (The home county of Morrisville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisville, with the one closest to Morrisville listed first.
    • Brighton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
    • Eudora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in Polk County
    • Pleasant Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
      • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <2>
    • Aldrich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Aldrich is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Bolivar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Goodnight
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
      • Goodnight is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
      • Goodnight has also been known as:
      • Goodnight village
    • Tin Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tin Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
      • Tin Town is located in Polk County
    • Halfway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Fair Play
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
      • Fair Play is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <2>
    • Dunnegan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnegan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
      • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
    • Polk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Polk County
    • Goodson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
    • Flemington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisville, with the one closest to Morrisville listed first.
    • Umber View Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umber View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Stockton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <2>
    • Caplinger Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caplinger Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
      • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisville, with the one closest to Morrisville listed first.
    • Republic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <2>
    • Billings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
      • Billings is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <2>
    • Cassidy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassidy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
      • Cassidy is located in Christian County
    • Fremont Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
      • Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisville, with the one closest to Morrisville listed first.
    • Dadeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
      • Dadeville is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <2>
    • Bona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
      • Bona is located in Dade County
    • Corry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Corry is located in Dade County
    • Everton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <2>
    • Pilgrim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
      • Pilgrim is located in Dade County
    • Glen Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
      • Glen Town is located in Dade County
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • South Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
      • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Arcola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Lockwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Lockwood is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisville, with the one closest to Morrisville listed first.
    • Buffalo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Louisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Urbana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <2>
    • Long Lane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
      • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisville, with the one closest to Morrisville listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <2>
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Greene County
      • Phenix has also been known as:
      • Phenix Quarry
    • Willard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <2>
    • Ash Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bois D'Arc
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fair Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
      • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <2>
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Brookline Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookline Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
      • Brookline Station is located in Greene County
    • Brookline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
      • Brookline is located in Greene County
    • Strafford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <2>
    • Mumford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Greene County
    • Battlefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
      • Battlefield is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
    • Sequiota
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
      • Sequiota is located in Greene County
  • Hickory County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisville, with the one closest to Morrisville listed first.
    • Elkton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
    • Pittsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <2>
    • Galmey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galmey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
    • Nemo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
    • Weaubleau
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
      • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <2>
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisville, with the one closest to Morrisville listed first.
    • Halltown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
      • Halltown is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halltown <2>
    • Stinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
      • Stinson is located in Lawrence County
    • Heatonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
      • Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
    • Miller
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
      • Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Saint Clair County
    • Collins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <2>
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisville, with the one closest to Morrisville listed first.
    • Elkland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
    • Conklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
      • Conklin is located in Webster County
    • Marshfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Crown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Webster County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morrisville, see our County-by-County Page for Morrisville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Morrisville ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrisville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Morrisville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Morrisville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Morrisville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4> of Morrisville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Morrisville:

Cemeteries Near Morrisville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morrisville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morrisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morrisville, with the one closest to Morrisville listed first.

  • Slagle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Slagle Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Slagle Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Slagle Creek MB Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slagle Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984712 <5>
  • Brighton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Cemetery
  • Hensley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Cemetery
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
  • Lemmon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemmon Cemetery
  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turkey Creek Cemetery
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
  • Mt. Gilread Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Lawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Wollard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wollard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wollard Cemetery
  • Continue List   (266 more) ...
    • Hubbard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morrisville had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Morrisville had a population of 398 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Morrisville, with the one closest to Morrisville listed first.

  • Wishart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wishart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
    • Wishart is located in Polk County
  • Graydon Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graydon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
    • Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
  • Gresham ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Gresham is located in Polk County
  • Brighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Polk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
  • Slagle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle
    • Slagle is located in Polk County
  • Orleans ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Polk County
  • Buckley ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
    • Buckley is located in Greene County
  • Sacville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacville
    • Sacville is located in Greene County
  • Walnut Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <2>
  • Harold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
    • Harold is located in Greene County
  • Pleasant Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
    • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <2>
  • Sunset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Aldrich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Aldrich is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Greene County
      • Phenix has also been known as:
      • Phenix Quarry
    • Pearl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Greene County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morrisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morrisville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morrisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morrisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morrisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4813, Longitude: -93.4279    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Morrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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