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 ...
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 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.
Morgantown is located in Oktibbeha 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 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)
- Bradley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Adaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Double Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Starkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Clayton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Sessums
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Ethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- 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)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Weir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- French Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Mhoons Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Griffith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Beasley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Siloam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Abbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- 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)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Crawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bent Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Mashulaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Brooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- 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)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Eupora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Walthall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Fame
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Mantee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Hohenlinden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Montevista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- 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)
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Noxapater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fearns Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Hinze
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Plattsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Vowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
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.
- Morgan Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McClelland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill #1 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Craig Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Sturgis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Betheden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colcolough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find 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)
- Bradley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Betheden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Betheden is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
- Loakfoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loakfoma is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Ackerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Singleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Singleton is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Reform
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Double Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Oktoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fentress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fentress is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentress
- Starkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
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 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]<3>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Oktibbeha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Choctaw County
- Clay County
- Lowndes County
- Noxubee County
- Webster County
- Winston County
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'. |