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 Morges (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 Morges. 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 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.
Morges is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Morges. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morges:
- Carroll County (The home county of Morges)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- New Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Malvern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valleyview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Hibbetts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Atwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Pekin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Leavittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Queensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- East Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Kensington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Reading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Summitville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Adair
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hanoverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- North Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Teegarden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coshocton County
- New Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- Bowerston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Station Fifteen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Scio
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Tappan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Deersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Germano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jewett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apex
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Cadiz Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- Farmerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Charm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- Bergholz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Bloomingdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sebring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- Mishler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- Waynesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minerva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fohl Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Lake Sherman Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harter Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- Greensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Comet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Mogadore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Portage Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Thomastown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- Mineral City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Zoar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bolivar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Barnhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- New Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Midvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Strasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morges, see our County-by-County Page for Morges.
Cemeteries Near Morges ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morges.
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 Morges - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morges covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heitz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lindentree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farber - Knotts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baxters Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (659 more) ...
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centenary Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Morges in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morges.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morges, with the one closest to Morges listed first.
- Waynesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- New Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Malvern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dellroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sandyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Mapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Somerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- New Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Cumberland is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Tabor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Howenstine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howenstine is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
- Valley Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morges. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morges.
Newspapers Published in Morges ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morges.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morges, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morges.
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 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 Morges:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Morges, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morges) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |