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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 Morton (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 Morton. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Morton is primarily located in Monroe County. A portion of Morton extends into Orleans County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans & Wayne.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Morton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • North Hamlin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
      • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
    • Hamlin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Redman Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
      • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Clarkson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brockport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sweden Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
      • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
    • Hinkleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleyville
      • Hinkleyville is located in Monroe County
    • Parma Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Corners
      • Parma Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Spencerport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
      • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <2>
    • North Greece
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greece
      • North Greece is located in Monroe County
    • Churchville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Greece
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • Bergen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jericon Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericon Corners
      • Jericon Corners is located in Genesee County
    • South Byron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Byron
      • South Byron is located in Genesee County
    • Elba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
    • Fort Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
      • Fort Hill is located in Genesee County
    • Morganville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville is located in Genesee County
    • Oakfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheatville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
    • Le Roy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
    • Limerock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
      • Limerock is located in Genesee County
    • Batavia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alabama
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Ridgewood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Inverness
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
      • Inverness is located in Livingston County
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • Middleport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Barker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
      • Barker is located in Niagara County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <2>
    • Somerset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Niagara County
    • Hartland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Gasport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • North Hartland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morton, with the one closest to Morton listed first.
    • Kendall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brockville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
      • Brockville is located in Orleans County
    • Hulberton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
      • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
    • Holley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
      • Holley is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <2>
    • Kent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
    • Manning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Orleans County
    • Albion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Orleans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <2>
    • Eagle Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
    • Kuckville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
      • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
    • West Barre
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
    • Lyndonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Shadigee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
    • Lakewood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County

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

Newspapers Published in Morton ...

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 252 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morton.

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

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 Morton:

Cemeteries Near Morton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morton.

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

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

  • Morton Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Union Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Murray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
  • Hatch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatch Cemetery
  • Beachwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beachwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beachwood Cemetery
  • Hulberton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulberton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulberton Cemetery
  • Sprague Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprague Cemetery
  • West Clarkson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Clarkson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Clarkson Cemetery
  • Blossom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blossom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blossom Cemetery
  • Kent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Cemetery
  • Transit Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Transit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transit Cemetery
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Standish Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Standish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Standish Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer 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 Morton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morton.

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

  • Kendall Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall Mills
    • Kendall Mills is located in Monroe County
  • Kendall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Murray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Orleans County
  • Hamlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Hamlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hamlin
    • North Hamlin is located in Monroe County
  • West Kendall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kendall
    • West Kendall is located in Orleans County
  • Hulberton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulberton
    • Hulberton is located in Orleans County
  • East Gaines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaines
    • East Gaines is located in Orleans County
  • Holley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
    • Holley is located in Orleans County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holley <2>
  • Clarkson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Otis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Otis is located in Monroe County
  • Brockport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Garland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Monroe County
    • Sawyer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Orleans County
    • Clarendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <2>

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

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3281, Longitude: -77.9953       In this case, the coordinates for Morton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Morton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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