Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Morgana (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 Morgana. 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 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.
Morgana is located in Edgefield County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Edgefield County: Columbia (GA), Richmond (GA), Aiken, Greenwood, McCormick & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Morgana. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morgana:
- Edgefield County (The home county of Morgana)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgana, with the one closest to Morgana listed first.
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Murphys Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Colliers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Edgefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgana, with the one closest to Morgana listed first.
- Belvedere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- North Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnettown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Clearwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vaucluse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gloverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Greenwood County
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgana, with the one closest to Morgana listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- McCormick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgana, with the one closest to Morgana listed first.
- Ward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgana, with the one closest to Morgana listed first.
- Keysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgana, with the one closest to Morgana listed first.
- Snead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Memory Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Lamkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lulaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Kiokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Fort Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grovetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Maddox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Jefferson County (GA)
- Noah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgana, with the one closest to Morgana listed first.
- Loce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Lincolnton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDuffie County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgana, with the one closest to Morgana listed first.
- Dearing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Boneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Megahee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgana, with the one closest to Morgana listed first.
- Bonair
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- National Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Rockbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Forest Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Barton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Fleming Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Southgate Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Richmond Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Fairvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morgana, see our County-by-County Page for Morgana.
Cemeteries Near Morgana ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgana.
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 Morgana - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgana covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morgana, with the one closest to Morgana listed first.
- Thurmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Taylor Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crafton Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meeting Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McKie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McKie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Darling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Abilene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pineview Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Morgana had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgana, with the one closest to Morgana listed first.
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Poverty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Lamkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Martinez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colliers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Kiokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Belair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Wheless
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wheless is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eubank ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eubank is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
- Grovetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morgana. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgana.
Newspapers Published in Morgana ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgana.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgana, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgana.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Morgana:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgefield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Morgana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Morgana) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |