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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 Morrison (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 Morrison. 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.

Morrison is located in Noble County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Noble County: Garfield, Grant, Kay, Logan, Osage, Pawnee & Payne.

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

  • Noble County     (The home county of Morrison)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
    • Petes Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Red Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Marland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Billings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Creek County
    • Oilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Garfield County
    • Hayward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Kay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
    • White Eagle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
    • Ponca City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cross is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
    • Agra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <1>
    • Tryon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
    • Orlando
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Langston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulhall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • McCord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • McCord is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
    • Gray Horse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Pawnee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cody
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Maramec
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Skedee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Quay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Ralston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Hallett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jennings
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Terlton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
    • Yost
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Glencoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stillwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ripley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cartoco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Yale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Perkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cottingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Vinco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Cushing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Schlegel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel

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

Cemeteries Near Morrison ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morrison.

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 Morrison - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morrison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Morrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lela Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Old Moore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bohemian Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Richburg Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lanier Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • Eberle Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ewy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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 in 1895, Morrison had no post office or railroad service. In 2020, Morrison had a population of 707 people.

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

  • Stillwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Black Bear
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Black Bear is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
  • Pawnee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Red Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ingalls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Perry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Marena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Marena is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
  • Orlando
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Perkins
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jennings
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Cushing
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Gray Horse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
    • Mulhall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Langston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Morrison ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrison.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Morrison. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Morrison and those printed in the larger area surrounding Morrison.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Morrison.

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 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 Morrison:

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 Morrison, 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- Morrison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.