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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 Morrisons Store (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 Morrisons Store. 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.

Name Variations for Morrisons Store ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

While the name of this community is Morrisons Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Morrisons Store may originally have been Morrison's Store.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Morrisons Store might be written as Morrison Store.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors 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.

Morrisons Store is located in Beaufort County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beaufort County: Craven, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt & Washington.

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

  • Beaufort County     (The home county of Morrisons Store)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Store, with the one closest to Morrisons Store listed first.
    • Union Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Pungo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pungo is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
    • Pantego
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Gaylord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
    • Belhaven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pinetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
    • Walla Watta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
    • Ransomville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
    • Bath
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bath is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
    • Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Pomouk Indian Village is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomouk Indian Village
    • Whitepost
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
      • Whitepost has also been known as:
      • White Post
    • River Road
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • River Road is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
  • Bertie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Store, with the one closest to Morrisons Store listed first.
    • Avoca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Avoca is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Merry Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
    • Edenhouse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
      • Edenhouse has also been known as:
      • Eden House Point
      • Eden House
      • Edenhouse Point
    • Ashland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Ashland is located in Bertie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chowan County
    • Edenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Hyde County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Store, with the one closest to Morrisons Store listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Scranton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Scranton is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Sladesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
    • Germantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Germantown is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Fairfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Swan Quarter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Store, with the one closest to Morrisons Store listed first.
    • Dardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dardens is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
    • Jamesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear Grass
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Pamlico County
    • Lowland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lowland is located in Pamlico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
  • Perquimans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Store, with the one closest to Morrisons Store listed first.
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bethel is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Snug Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Tyrrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Store, with the one closest to Morrisons Store listed first.
    • New Lands
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
    • Columbia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrisons Store, with the one closest to Morrisons Store listed first.
    • Wenona
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Wenona is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
    • Monticello ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Monticello is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Pine Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Roper
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Roper is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <2>
    • Plymouth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Westover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Westover is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Skinnersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
    • Creswell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pea Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge

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

Cemeteries Near Morrisons Store ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morrisons Store.

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 Morrisons Store - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Morrisons Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morrisons Store.

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

  • Pungo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pungo is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
  • Pantego
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Monticello ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Gaylord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Leechville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leechville is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
  • Yeatesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeatesville is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatesville
  • Roper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Roper is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <2>
  • Plymouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dardens is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
  • Ransomville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
  • Makleyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Makleyville is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makleyville
  • Jamesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sladesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
    • Scranton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Scranton is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scuppernong
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Scuppernong is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuppernong

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

Newspapers Published in Morrisons Store ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrisons Store.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morrisons Store, 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 Morrisons Store.

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 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 Morrisons Store:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Morrisons Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morrisons Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.