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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 Morris (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 Morris. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Morris is located in Otsego County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Otsego County: Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery & Schoharie.

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

  • Otsego County     (The home county of Morris)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
    • Pittsfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Gilbertsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Garrattsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Welcome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Welcome is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Laurens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Oneonta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
    • Mount Vision
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lena is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • West End
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West End is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Copes Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
    • Edmeston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • South Edmeston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Youmans Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Youmans Corner is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youmans Corner
  • Broome County
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
    • New Berlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lathams Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Mount Upton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Button City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • Norwich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sherburne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Guilford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Norwich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • East Guilford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Guilford is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Guilford
    • Haynes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Haynes is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Yaleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Yaleville is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaleville
    • Plymouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
    • North Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Franklin is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
    • Franklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Davenport Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sidney Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sidney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrickville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Merrickville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrickville
    • Shackport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Shackport is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackport
    • Tacoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Tacoma is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
    • Masonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mundale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mundale is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundale
    • Simpsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Simpsonville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Delhi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Delhi is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
    • Bloomville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Chepachet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • South Columbia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Cedarville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Millers Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • Cullen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • South Hamilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Earlville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Hamilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Hamilton Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • Randallsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • Hamilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecksport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • Bouckville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Solsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrisville Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Stockwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • North Bridgewater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Pine Village Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Sangerfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cassville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Waterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Clayville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Oriskany Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Morris ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morris.

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 Morris - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Quaker Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hillington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lull Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Morris Family Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bennett Weatherly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hathaway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mann Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prentiss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (401 more) ...
    • Otsdawa Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Butts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morris had a population of 601 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Morris had a population of 549 people.

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

  • Maple Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • West Laurens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Laurens is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurens
  • New Lisbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Lisbon is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
  • Otsdawa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Otsdawa is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsdawa
  • Gilbertsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • New Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South New Berlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • South New Berlin is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Berlin
  • Welcome
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Welcome is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Garrattsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Holmesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Holmesville is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • West Oneonta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Oneonta is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneonta
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Laurens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lathams Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lathams Corners is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathams Corners
    • Mount Vision
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Morris ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morris.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Morris. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Morris and those printed in the larger area surrounding Morris.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Morris.

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 Morris:

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>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.
<3>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 Morris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Morris) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.