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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Morgantown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Morgantown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morgantown, please Contact Us.
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 Morgantown (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 Morgantown. 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 northwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Morgantown is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: Gallia, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Morgantown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morgantown:
- Jackson County (The home county of Morgantown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Altoona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Coalton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glen Roy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Petrea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Pattonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Glade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Banner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Alice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Kerr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Kyger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Mills Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Patriot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Apple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Bloomingville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laurelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Union Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sherritts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Point Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rutland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lima
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Thomas Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Middleport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pomeroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pickaway County
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Bristol Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Greggs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Glen Jean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Peck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Piketon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Alma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Massieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Adelphi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chillicothe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- North Fork Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Summithill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Kingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Hales Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Minford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Scioto Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Lucasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Sciotodale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotoville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- McArthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Wilkesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Ural ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Zaleski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- West Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Meadowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgantown, see our County-by-County Page for Morgantown.
Cemeteries Near Morgantown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgantown.
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 Morgantown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgantown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Coalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenroy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Exline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Licks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mathers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (749 more) ...
- Keenan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Morgantown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morgantown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgantown, with the one closest to Morgantown listed first.
- Coalton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glen Roy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Chapman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Ironton Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ironton Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton Junction
- Wellston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Byer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Byer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byer
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Leo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Keystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dundas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Bee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Rocky Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morgantown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgantown.
Newspapers Published in Morgantown ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgantown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgantown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgantown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Morgantown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Mason County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Morgantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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- Morgantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |