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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Morgan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Morgan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morgan, 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 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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Morgan is historic, it would have been located within present day Henderson County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henderson County: Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin & Madison.
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:
- Henderson County (The home county of Morgan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Parkers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Darden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Union Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Reagan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Huron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Chaseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Coxburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Wildlife Cove Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brevards Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Bruceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hollow Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Huntingdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McLemoresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Lavinia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whitthorne
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Hico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Mifflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Jacks Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Milledgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Sweet Lips
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Decaturville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Goat City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Graball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Ledbetter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Sitka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Milan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whitway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Medina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Saltillo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Johnson Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Manleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Hustburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Johnsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Plant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Grandmother Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Hurricane Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Claybrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Spring Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Oakfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Beardstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Linden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lobelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
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.
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 Morgan - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Greener Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eubanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hedge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lovell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mincey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (694 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
Morgan itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.
- Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Alberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Maple Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Bible Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
- Holladay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dollar is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Jeannette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Chaseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Darden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- McIllwain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McIllwain is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIllwain
- Beacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beacon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
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 39 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Morgan, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Morgan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |