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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 Morven (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 Morven. 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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Morven is located in Anson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anson County: Richmond, Stanly, Union, Chesterfield (SC) & Marlboro (SC).

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

  • Anson County     (The home county of Morven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morven, with the one closest to Morven listed first.
    • McFarlan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
      • McFarlan is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Lilesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wadesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Polkton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
    • Ansonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Peachland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland
      • Peachland is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachland <2>
    • Burnsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Roper is located in Anson County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morven, with the one closest to Morven listed first.
    • Mount Gilead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Wadeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wadeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
      • Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wadeville
      • From Morven to Wadeville
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morven, with the one closest to Morven listed first.
    • Cordova
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Richmond County
    • Yates Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Honey Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
      • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
    • East Rockingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
      • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
    • Rockingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
      • Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <2>
    • Dobbins Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
      • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Hamlet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • New Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Richmond County
    • Mangum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mangum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
      • Mangum is located in Richmond County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mangum
      • From Morven to Mangum
    • Steen Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
      • Steen Town is located in Richmond County
    • Ellerbe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerbe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe
      • Ellerbe is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellerbe <2>
    • Marston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Norman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Norman is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Scotland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morven, with the one closest to Morven listed first.
    • Gibson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <2>
    • Laurel Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Hill <2>
    • Richmond Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Laurinburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
      • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <2>
  • Stanly County
    • Norwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Stanly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morven, with the one closest to Morven listed first.
    • Marshville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
      • Marshville is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshville <2>
    • Allens Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairfield
      • From Morven to Fairfield
    • Wingate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <2>
    • Rock Rest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Altan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Trinity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Union County
  • Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Darlington County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morven, with the one closest to Morven listed first.
    • Society Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Greenplains ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
      • Greenplains is located in Darlington County (SC)
  • Marlboro County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Morven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morven.

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 Morven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westfield Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Davids Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davids Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davids Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brocks Mill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brocks Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brocks Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camden Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Griggs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thompsons Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompsons Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompsons Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morven had a population of 214 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Morven had a population of 465 people.

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

  • McFarlan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
    • McFarlan is located in Anson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Paris ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Anson County
  • Cairo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Anson County
  • Jones Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
    • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
  • Lilesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wadesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Anson County
  • Pee Dee ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pee Dee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
    • Pee Dee is located in Anson County
  • Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
  • Long Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
    • Long Pine is located in Anson County
  • Ruby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheraw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Osborne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Osborne is located in Richmond County
    • Mount Croghan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
      • Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Morven ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morven.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Morven. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Morven and those printed in the larger area surrounding Morven.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> of Morven.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Morven:

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

The official website for Anson County: www.co.anson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8640, Longitude: -80.0013    
<6>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 Morven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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