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 Morgantown (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 Morgantown. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Morgantown is located in Adams County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Concordia (LA), Tensas (LA), Franklin, Jefferson & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Morgantown. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morgantown:
- Adams County (The home county of Morgantown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Natchez
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Jeannette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Amite County
- Crosby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne County
- Westside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Apple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meadville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bude
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Red Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Rosetta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Wilkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Artonish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Catahoula Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Sicily Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Parhams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Vidalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ferriday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Ferriday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Dunbarton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Athlone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Monterey
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Chevey Chase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Armagh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Bougere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Waterproof
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgantown, see our County-by-County Page for Morgantown.
Cemeteries Near Morgantown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgantown.
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 Morgantown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgantown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Green Lawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Felter Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Skinners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McCouen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Central School Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sweet Auburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Foster Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Natchez National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Natchez City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Pine Hill Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Routh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Morgantown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morgantown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Natchez
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Foster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Vidalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Bullitt Bayou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Taconey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Taconey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconey
- Jeannette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Gibson Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
- Cannonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Morville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morville is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morville
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Stampley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stampley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampley
- Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morgantown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgantown.
Newspapers Published in Morgantown ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgantown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgantown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgantown.
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 websites either 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 Morgantown:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amite County
- Claiborne County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Wilkinson County
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Tensas Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morgantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Morgantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |