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 Marion County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Washington (LA), Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Pearl River & Walthall.

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:

• Marion County     (The home county of Morgantown)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
  • Expose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Expose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
    • Expose is located in Marion County
  • Goss
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Goss is located in Marion County
  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
  • Kokomo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Kokomo is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <2>
  • Pinebur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
    • Pinebur is located in Marion County
• Covington County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
  • Williamsburg
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
  • Collins
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <2>
  • Seminary
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
    • Seminary is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <2>
• Jefferson Davis County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
  • Oak Vale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
    • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Bassfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Prentiss
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <2>
• Lamar County
  • Sumrall
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
    • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <2>
• Lawrence County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
  • Tilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
  • Arm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
    • Arm is located in Lawrence County
  • Verna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Verna is located in Lawrence County
  • Silver Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <2>
  • Monticello
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
  • Hooker
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
  • Rosella
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
    • Rosella is located in Lawrence County
  • Grange ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Grange is located in Lawrence County
  • Nola
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
    • Nola is located in Lawrence County
  • New Hebron
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
    • New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <2>
• Lincoln County
  • Wellman
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
• Pike County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
  • Topisaw
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
    • Topisaw is located in Pike County
  • Holmesville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
  • Bacots
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
    • Bacots is located in Pike County
  • Smithburg
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
• Walthall County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
  • Sartinville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
    • Sartinville is located in Walthall County
  • Tylertown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
    • Tylertown is located in Walthall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <2>
• Washington Parish (LA)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
  • Angie
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
    • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <2>
  • Pine
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Varnado
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
    • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <2>

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.

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 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.

• Morgantown Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgantown Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgantown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Oak Grove Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Richland Creek Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Creek Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Cedar Grove Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Expose Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Expose Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Expose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Holly Springs Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mt. Sinai Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Smith Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Little Rock Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rock Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pope Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Harmony Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Emmanuel Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foxworth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foxworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foxworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

• Goss
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
  • Goss is located in Marion County
• Columbia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <2>
• Oak Vale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
  • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
• Tilton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
• Pickwick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
  • Pickwick is located in Marion County
• Spring Cottage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
  • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
• Silver Creek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <2>
• Monticello
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
• Topisaw
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
  • Topisaw is located in Pike County
• Hooker
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
• Holmesville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Holmesville is located in Pike County
• Ruth
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Ruth is located in Lincoln County
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  • Grange ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Grange is located in Lawrence County
  • Fair River
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
    • Fair River is located in Lincoln County
  • Williamsburg
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Covington County

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 17 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. 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
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

• Pages specific to Marion County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Covington County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lamar County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lawrence County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lincoln County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Pike County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Walthall County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Washington Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Marion County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Marion County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/