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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 Morrows Corner (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 Morrows Corner. 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 Morrows Corner ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Morrows Corner: Morrows Cor. (or less commonly used: Morrows Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Morrows Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Morrows Corner may originally have been Morrow's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Morrows Corner might be written as Morrow Corner.
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 doctors and 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.
Morrows Corner is located in Armstrong 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 Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Morrows Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morrows Corner:
- Armstrong County (The home county of Morrows Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrows Corner, with the one closest to Morrows Corner listed first.
- Frenchs Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Rimer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Cowansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wattersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
- Tidal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Gosford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gosford is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
- Dee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Walkchalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- West Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
- Wick City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wick City is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick City
- Laird Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Kittanning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrows Corner, with the one closest to Morrows Corner listed first.
- Sligo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Karns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Natrona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Natrona is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Brackenridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Tarentum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Russellton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harwick is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
- Indianola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrows Corner, with the one closest to Morrows Corner listed first.
- Kepples Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Chicora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fenelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Karns City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Millerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Saint Joe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Dennys Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
- North Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Bruin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Leasureville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrows Corner, with the one closest to Morrows Corner listed first.
- Phillipston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Lawsonham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- East Brady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Rimersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Toby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- New Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piolett is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piolett
- Fairmont City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Curllsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Curllsville is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curllsville
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrows Corner, with the one closest to Morrows Corner listed first.
- Smicksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beyer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer
- Plumville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Shelocta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Elkin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkin is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Georgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Creekside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Davis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Parkwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- West Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Ambrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ambrose is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrows Corner, with the one closest to Morrows Corner listed first.
- Langville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Timblin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Worthville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Pansy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Ohl
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Summerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Coolspring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Valier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Valier is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
- Baxter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Corsica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Oliveburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Green Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrows Corner, with the one closest to Morrows Corner listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Nickleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Emlenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clintonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Nectarine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Bullion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Fertigs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fertigs is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertigs
- Barkeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrows Corner, with the one closest to Morrows Corner listed first.
- Bagdad
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Hyde Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Weinel Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- Lower Burrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Arnold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avonmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- New Kensington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morrows Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Morrows Corner.
Cemeteries Near Morrows Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morrows Corner.
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 Morrows Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morrows Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morrows Corner, with the one closest to Morrows Corner listed first.
- Brush Valley Brethren Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Croyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lawnhaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wick City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #478503 <3>
- Kittanning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Worthington Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mateer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Eusebius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Cowan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Morrows Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morrows Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morrows Corner, with the one closest to Morrows Corner listed first.
- Adrian
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Adrian is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Cowansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rimer is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Sherrett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrett is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrett
- Gosford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gosford is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
- Mosgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mosgrove is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosgrove
- Templeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mahoning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mahoning is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Tidal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tidal is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
- Fosters Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fosters Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Mills
- Walkchalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Ewing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ewing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dee is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
- Phillipston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Widnoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Widnoon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widnoon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morrows Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morrows Corner.
Newspapers Published in Morrows Corner ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrows Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morrows Corner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morrows Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Morrows Corner:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Armstrong County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Morrows Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morrows Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |