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 Morral (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 Morral. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Morral is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Crawford, Delaware, Hardin, Morrow, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Morral. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morral:
- Marion County (The home county of Morral)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- New Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Green Camp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- La Rue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newmans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Martel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waldo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- Oceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Bucyrus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Broken Sword
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- North Robinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Galion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chatfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Leesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crestline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tiro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Norton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Meredith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Radnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Ashley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Leonardsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- Mount Blanchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- New Stark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Jenera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- Pfeiffer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Mount Victory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Dunkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Jumbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- McGuffey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- West Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Rushsylvania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Marl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- Iberia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Shawtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Edison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Mount Gilead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Marengo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- McCutchenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Melmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- New Riegel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alvada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Bloomville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carrothers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Tiffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Caroline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Bascom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- Richwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Magnetic Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- Harpster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marseilles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Upper Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Kirby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Duenquat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Wharton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Sycamore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Mexico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Carey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morral, see our County-by-County Page for Morral.
Cemeteries Near Morral ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morral.
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 Morral - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morral covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- Neff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Page Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bretz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Sandusky Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kannel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Heights Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzhugh Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pipetown Indian #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (484 more) ...
- Pipetown Indian #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morral had a population of 198 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Morral had a population of 382 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morral, with the one closest to Morral listed first.
- Harpster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sandusky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wyandot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Espyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Espyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espyville
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Longville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- DeCliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- DeCliff is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCliff
- Logan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Douglass is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marseilles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Upper Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Kirkpatrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morral. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morral.
Newspapers Published in Morral ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morral.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morral, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morral.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Morral:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Seneca County
- Union County
- Wyandot 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 Morral, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morral) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |