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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Morrison. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Morrison to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morrison, 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 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Morrison is historic, it would have been located within present day McKean County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.
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:
- McKean County (The home county of Morrison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Westline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tallyho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Timbuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Timbuck is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbuck
- Kane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Shanty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Shanty is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty
- Coontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
- Kanesholm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Lewis Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Jewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Custer City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Degolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Degolia is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
- Freeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Windy City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- James City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McKinley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Russell City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Wilcox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Streights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Streights is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
- Instanter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Johnsonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Whistletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Hallton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hallton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallton
- Ridgway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Sheffield Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Iron City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Balltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Balltown is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Marienville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Roses
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roses is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
- Gilfoyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Trunkeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Fagundus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fagundus is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
- Redclyffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redclyffe is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Big Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Roystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Saybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stoneham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Barnes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Donaldson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- East Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Warren is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
- Cattaraugus County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Elko ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Elko has also been known as:
- Wolf Run
- Onoville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
- Quaker Bridge ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quaker Bridge is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Bridge
- Quaker Bridge has also been known as:
- Tunesassa
- Cold Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Limestone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
- New Ireland has also been known as:
- Irish Town
- Little Ireland
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chipmunk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
- East Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Ivory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Kiantone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiantone is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiantone
- Frewsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Busti
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Busti is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busti
- Poland Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Kennedy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Falconer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Celoron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
- Greenhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Kane.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198998 <4>
- Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Dolors Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Irvine Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Callistus Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKean Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (106 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookston Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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.
Morrison itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Ludlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Roystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Wetmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wetmore is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Westline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Tiona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Clarendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marshburg is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Scandia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scandia is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
- Cornplanter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cornplanter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornplanter
- Stoneham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
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 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morrison, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morrison.
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 Morrison:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to McKean County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Elk County
- Forest County
- Warren County
- Cattaraugus County
- Chautauqua County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Morrison, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <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. |