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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 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 ...

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Morgantown is located in Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County: Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Webster & Winston.

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

  • Oktibbeha County     (The home county of Morgantown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
    • Sturgis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <2>
    • Bradley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Longview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Adaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Double Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
      • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Starkville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Maben
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maben have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
      • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Clayton Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
    • McCool
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Ethel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
    • Ackerman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Williams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
    • Reform
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
    • Weir
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
    • French Camp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
      • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <2>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
    • Pheba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
    • Mhoons Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoons Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
      • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
    • Griffith
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
      • Griffith is located in Clay County
    • Beasley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
      • Beasley is located in Clay County
    • Siloam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
    • Montpelier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Clay County
    • Abbott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Clay County
    • West Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
    • Artesia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Crawford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
    • Bent Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
      • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
    • Mashulaville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Brooksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Macon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
    • Deerbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
      • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
    • Mathiston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sapa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
    • Eupora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
      • Eupora is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <2>
    • Clarkson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Clarkson is located in Webster County
    • Walthall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
      • Walthall is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Fame
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
      • Fame is located in Webster County
    • Mantee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
      • Mantee is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Hohenlinden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
      • Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
    • Montevista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montevista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
      • Montevista is located in Webster County
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
    • Louisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Noxapater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <2>
    • Handle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
    • Hinze
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Plattsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Vowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgantown, see our County-by-County Page for 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 36 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. 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 first turn to 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 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.

  • Morgan Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Chapel Cemetery
  • McClelland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClelland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClelland Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill #1 Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill #1 Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Craig Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Springs Cemetery
  • Old Sturgis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sturgis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sturgis Cemetery
  • Sturgis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sturgis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturgis Cemetery
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
  • Wake Forest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wake Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wake Forest Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Blackwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (349 more) ...
    • Webster Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Betheden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Colcolough Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colcolough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colcolough 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.<5>

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.

  • Sturgis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <2>
  • Bradley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Winston County
  • Betheden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betheden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
    • Betheden is located in Winston County
  • Loakfoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loakfoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
    • Loakfoma is located in Winston County
  • Longview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Ackerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Singleton ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
    • Singleton is located in Winston County
  • Reform
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Reform is located in Choctaw County
  • Louisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Double Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
    • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Oktoc
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
    • Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fentress
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fentress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentress
      • Fentress is located in Choctaw County
    • Starkville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Choctaw 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.

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/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morgantown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morgantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3057, Longitude: -88.9970       In this case, the coordinates for Morgantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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