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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 Morris Crossroads (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 Morris Crossroads. 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.

Name Variations for Morris Crossroads ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Morris Crossroads: Morris Xrds.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals 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.

Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Morris Crossroads)
  • Allegheny County
    • Sunny Side
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Greene County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Crossroads, with the one closest to Morris Crossroads listed first.
    • Confluence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
      • Confluence is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <2>
    • Addison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ursina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ursina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
      • Ursina is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Listonburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Crossroads, with the one closest to Morris Crossroads listed first.
    • Millsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fredericktown - Millsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Blainsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Deemston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deemston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
      • Deemston is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
    • West Brownsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
      • West Brownsville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
    • California
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
      • California is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <2>
    • Coal Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Daisytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
      • Elco is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elco
      • From Morris Crossroads to Elco
    • Beallsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
      • Beallsville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beallsville <2>
    • Bissell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bissell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
      • Bissell is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bissell
      • From Morris Crossroads to Bissell
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Crossroads, with the one closest to Morris Crossroads listed first.
    • Gibsonton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • North Belle Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Monessen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
      • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <2>
    • Smithton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Scottdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
      • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <2>
    • Webster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hawkeye
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hawkeye
      • From Morris Crossroads to Hawkeye
    • West Overton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Garrett County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Crossroads, with the one closest to Morris Crossroads listed first.
    • Friendsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <2>
    • Accident
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hutton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McHenry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Garrett County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <2>
  • Marion County (WV)
  • Monongalia County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Crossroads, with the one closest to Morris Crossroads listed first.
    • Canyon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cheat Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheat Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
      • Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Baker Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maidsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowlby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowlby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
      • Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bowlby
      • From Morris Crossroads to Bowlby
    • Star City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
    • Brookhaven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Granville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
    • Morgantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Osage
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
      • Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Westover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <2>
    • Cassville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
      • Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Preston County (WV)
  • Taylor County (WV)
  • Wetzel County (WV)

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

Cemeteries Near Morris Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morris Crossroads.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cagey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cagey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cagey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pt. Marion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Marion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forks of Cheat Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forks of Cheat Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forks of Cheat Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolfs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolfs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eden UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden UMC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jennewine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennewine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennewine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Donaldson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donaldson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donaldson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blaney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (434 more) ...
    • Ft. Martin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hoard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morris Crossroads had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Point Marion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Marion
    • Point Marion is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Marion <2>
  • Smithfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <2>
  • Old Frame
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Frame have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
    • Old Frame is located in Fayette County
  • New Geneva
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Winstead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dilliner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stewartstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
    • Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Haydentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fayette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fayette
    • From Morris Crossroads to Fayette
  • Woodside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mapletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
    • Mapletown is located in Greene County
  • Masontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wiley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Greene County
    • Dunkard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Easton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Monongalia County (WV)

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

Newspapers Published in Morris Crossroads ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morris Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morris Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morris Crossroads.

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 helpful 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 Morris Crossroads:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morris Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Morris Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Morris Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morris Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7540, Longitude: -79.8576       In this case, the coordinates for Morris Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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