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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's Point Resort (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's Point Resort. 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 Morgan's Point Resort ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Morgan's Point Resort: Morgans Pt. Resort

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.

Morgan's Point Resort is located in Bell County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bell County: Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Lampasas, McLennan, Milam & Williamson.

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

  • Bell County     (The home county of Morgan's Point Resort)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan's Point Resort, with the one closest to Morgan's Point Resort listed first.
    • Moffat
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Belton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pendleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Temple
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nolanville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookhaven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Little River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harker Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Academy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • Heidenheimer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River Academy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan's Point Resort, with the one closest to Morgan's Point Resort listed first.
    • The Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Flat
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
    • Lime City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Mound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oglesby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • McGregor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Comanche Village I
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
    • Comanche Village II
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
    • Saint Elijah Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
    • Comanche Village III
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan's Point Resort, with the one closest to Morgan's Point Resort listed first.
    • Blevins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Blevins is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Bruceville - Eddy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
    • Durango
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Westphalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Barclay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Mooreville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Chilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • North Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Golinda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Satin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lampasas County
    • Kempner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan's Point Resort, with the one closest to Morgan's Point Resort listed first.
    • Moody
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Moody is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
    • Eddy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Crawford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hewitt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <1>
    • Woodway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosenthal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
    • Robinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Speegleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
  • Milam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan's Point Resort, with the one closest to Morgan's Point Resort listed first.
    • Val Verde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Val Verde is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
    • Buckholts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Davilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Williamson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgan's Point Resort, with the one closest to Morgan's Point Resort listed first.
    • Schwertner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jarrell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Granger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Walburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Florence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Morgan's Point Resort ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgan's Point Resort.

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's Point Resort - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morgan's Point Resort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bellwood Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • White Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Moffat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Belton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Belton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4232 <2>
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Belton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • East Belton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pendleton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Temple City Cemetery
    • Taylors Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>

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

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

  • Moffat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Moffat is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
  • Belton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Temple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pendleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • The Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
  • Troy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Nolanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookhaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Little River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Moody
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Moody is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
  • Whitson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Whitson is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
  • Heidenheimer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oenaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Salado
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Seaton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Seaton is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton

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

Newspapers Published in Morgan's Point Resort ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgan's Point Resort.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgan's Point Resort, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgan's Point Resort.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Morgan's Point Resort:

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 Morgan's Point Resort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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's Point Resort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.