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 McMorran (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 McMorran. 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.
McMorran is located in Logan County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Logan County: Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near McMorran. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McMorran:
- Logan County (The home county of McMorran)
- The following are listed by their distance from McMorran, with the one closest to McMorran listed first.
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefontaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russells Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Logansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- De Graff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Zanesfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belle Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Rushsylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMorran, with the one closest to McMorran listed first.
- Harrod
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westminster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Fort Shawnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMorran, with the one closest to McMorran listed first.
- Santa Fe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Saint Johns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Waynesfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Fryburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Uniopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Wapakoneta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cridersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- New Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Moulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Buckland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Minster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Bremen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMorran, with the one closest to McMorran listed first.
- Carysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Mingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingscreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Saint Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- North Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Urbana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Christiansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mutual
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Powhattan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mechanicsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMorran, with the one closest to McMorran listed first.
- Dialton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Tremont City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- North Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Northridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Eagle City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- New Moorefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Dodo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Greenlawn Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Oakwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Villa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Catawba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMorran, with the one closest to McMorran listed first.
- Roundhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Kenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huntersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Pfeiffer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Ada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Dola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Chuckery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Marion County
- La Rue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMorran, with the one closest to McMorran listed first.
- Lena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Piqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Casstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Polo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMorran, with the one closest to McMorran listed first.
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Jackson Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Port Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pasco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Sidney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Botkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kettlersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hardin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lockington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Dawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMorran, with the one closest to McMorran listed first.
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Summersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Milford Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Richwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- New Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McMorran, see our County-by-County Page for McMorran.
Cemeteries Near McMorran ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McMorran.
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 McMorran - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McMorran covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McMorran, with the one closest to McMorran listed first.
- Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tanger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Childrens Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Jacket Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (500 more) ...
- Rea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Logansville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find McMorran in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McMorran.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McMorran, with the one closest to McMorran listed first.
- Lewistown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Gretna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gretna is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefontaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloom Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bloom Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Center
- De Graff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Zanesfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Belle Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McMorran. See our List of 1890's Communities around McMorran.
Newspapers Published in McMorran ...
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 McMorran.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McMorran, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McMorran.
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 McMorran:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 McMorran, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- McMorran) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |