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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 Morgan (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 Morgan. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Morgan is located in Jasper County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper County: Chatham (GA), Effingham (GA), Beaufort & Hampton.

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

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Morgan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Tillman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pineland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Hardeeville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Okatie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pritchardville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
      • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
    • Bluffton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Daufuskie Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbour Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
      • Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County
    • Shell Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
      • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County
    • Laurel Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
      • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
    • Point Comfort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
      • Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County
    • Battery Marina Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battery Marina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Marina Village
      • Battery Marina Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Hilton Head Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Burton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Royal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Garnett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Furman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Scotia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Barkerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
  • Bryan County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Ellabell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort McAllister
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County (GA)
  • Bulloch County (GA)
    • Hubert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
      • Hubert is located in Bulloch County (GA)
  • Chatham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Port Wentworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
      • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <1>
    • Port Wentworth Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
      • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
    • Chatham City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
      • Chatham City is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Garden City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rossignol Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
      • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
    • Alabama Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alabama Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
      • Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Robert M Hitch Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robert M Hitch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert M Hitch Village
      • Robert M Hitch Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Savannah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <1>
    • Sharon Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
      • Sharon Park is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Woodville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
    • Carver Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
      • Carver Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Florida Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
      • Florida Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Pooler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
      • Pooler is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <1>
  • Effingham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
    • Exley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Exley is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
    • Rincon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
      • Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
    • Haddonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clyo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
    • Guyton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
    • Marlow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Eden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meldrim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
      • Meldrim is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <1>
    • Egypt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Screven County (GA)
    • Oliver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Oliver is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Morgan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgan.

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 Morgan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • White Hardee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Hardee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Hardee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saucie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saucie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saucie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pelote Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelote Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chisolm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisolm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisolm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pelot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Garret Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Garret Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Garret Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Porter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humberts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Allen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • Garret Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garret Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garret Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Strobhar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strobhar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strobhar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Willowpeg Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willowpeg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willowpeg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<4>

While we didn't find Morgan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morgan.

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

  • Hardeeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Okatie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pritchardville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
    • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County
  • Rincon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
    • Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
  • Monteith
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
    • Monteith is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Meinhard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meinhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
    • Meinhard is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Stillwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
    • Stillwell is located in Effingham County (GA)
  • Tillman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bluffton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheat Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheat Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
    • Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County (GA)
  • Springfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Central Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
      • Central Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Savannah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <1>
    • Pooler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
      • Pooler is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Morgan ...

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 179 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgan, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgan.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Morgan:

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

The official website for Jasper County: www.jaspercountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>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.
<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>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 Morgan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Morgan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morgan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3038, Longitude: -81.0823       In this case, the coordinates for Morgan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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