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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 Morris Grove (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 Morris Grove. 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 Morris Grove ...

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 Morris Grove: Morris Grv.

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 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.

Morris Grove is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Delta, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, Rains, Red River & Wood.

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

  • Hopkins County     (The home county of Morris Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Grove, with the one closest to Morris Grove listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Pickton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Black Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Como
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
    • Saltillo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Weaver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Dike
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tazewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Sulphur Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rockdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Nelta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Birthright
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
  • Camp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Grove, with the one closest to Morris Grove listed first.
    • Leesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Mound
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Harvard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Harvard is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Pittsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Delta County
    • Charleston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Grove, with the one closest to Morris Grove listed first.
    • Purley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Winnsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Scroggins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Vernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagansport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Grove, with the one closest to Morris Grove listed first.
    • Cunningham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Taylor Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
  • Morris County
  • Rains County
    • Emory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Grove, with the one closest to Morris Grove listed first.
    • Halesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Bogata
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Grove, with the one closest to Morris Grove listed first.
    • Miller's Cove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Winfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Talco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cookville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Grove, with the one closest to Morris Grove listed first.
    • Piney Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Simpsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Thomas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Grice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
    • Rhonesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
    • Rosewood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Bettie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bettie is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Ewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Kelsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelsey is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Delrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Delrose is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • LaFayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • Gilmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morris Grove, with the one closest to Morris Grove listed first.
    • Coke
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
    • Cartwright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cartwright is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Stout
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Stout is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Perryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • Forest Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Yantis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Quitman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
    • Gunter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gunter is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
    • Hainesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hainesville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
    • Alba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Morris Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morris Grove.

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 Morris Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morris Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Snodgrass Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Pickton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • McGee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Willard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (155 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smyrna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
      • The Smyrna Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196713 <3>
    • Old Saltillo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Morris Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morris Grove.

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

  • Purley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Purley is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
  • Pickton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Winnsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
  • Black Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Como
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Como is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
  • Coke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coke is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
  • Weaver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Saltillo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stout
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Stout is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Macon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Macon is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Mount Vernon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Leesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Monticello
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Monticello is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Reilly Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Morris Grove ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morris Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morris Grove, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morris Grove.

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 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 Morris Grove:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morris Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Morris Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.