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 Morrell Mill (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 Morrell Mill. 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 Morrell Mill ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Morrell Mill: Morrell Ml. (or less commonly used: Morrell Mll.)
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 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.
Morrell Mill is located in Giles 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 Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Morrell Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morrell Mill:
- Giles County (The home county of Morrell Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrell Mill, with the one closest to Morrell Mill listed first.
- Wheelerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Dickson Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Elkmont Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Ardmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Frankewing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Field
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Powell Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrell Mill, with the one closest to Morrell Mill listed first.
- Whitaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrell Mill, with the one closest to Morrell Mill listed first.
- Fall River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- New Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Leoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Ethridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Busby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrell Mill, with the one closest to Morrell Mill listed first.
- Dellrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Pearl City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Boonshill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Camargo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Harms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Hughey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Park City Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrell Mill, with the one closest to Morrell Mill listed first.
- Delina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Cornersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Talley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cochran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Globe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Belfast
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- South Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrell Mill, with the one closest to Morrell Mill listed first.
- Culleoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scribner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Screamer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Southport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrell Mill, with the one closest to Morrell Mill listed first.
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Confluence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cedar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Rogersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrell Mill, with the one closest to Morrell Mill listed first.
- Ardmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Caro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Elkmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Hay's Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Center Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Lester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Fairmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrell Mill, with the one closest to Morrell Mill listed first.
- Elkwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Toney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Harvest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Key's Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Monrovia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Meridianville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Rideout Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Normal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morrell Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Morrell Mill.
Cemeteries Near Morrell Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morrell Mill.
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 Morrell Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morrell Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morrell Mill, with the one closest to Morrell Mill listed first.
- Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eagin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elkton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunnavant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Croney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maddox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1327 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Morrell Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morrell Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morrell Mill, with the one closest to Morrell Mill listed first.
- Bryson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bryson is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Elkton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Elkmont Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Bunker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Dellrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Cash Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Blanche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Aspen Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
- Lesters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morrell Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morrell Mill.
Newspapers Published in Morrell Mill ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrell Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morrell Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morrell Mill.
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 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 Morrell Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Morrell Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Morrell Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |