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 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Pickton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickton
- Pickton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickton <2>
- Black Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Como
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Dike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
- Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
- Sulphur Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
- Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <2>
- Nelta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Harvard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harvard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Delta County
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Winnsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
- Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <2>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Cunningham is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <2>
- Taylor Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Morris County
- Cason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rains County
- Emory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red River County
- Bogata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Titus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Talco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cookville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Cookville is located in Titus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookville <2>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Simpsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simpsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Grice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Rhonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Rosewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Bettie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Ewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Kelsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Delrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- LaFayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Stout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Perryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Forest Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Forest Hill is located in Wood County
- Yantis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
- Yantis is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <2>
- Quitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Gunter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
- Gunter is located in Wood County
- Hainesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Alba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Wood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <2>
- 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snodgrass Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snodgrass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Pickton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Pickton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Pickton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
- The City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winnsboro City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #401277 <5>
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McGee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clearwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearwater Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Willard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Smyrna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <5>
- Old Saltillo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Saltillo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Saltillo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Pickton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickton
- Pickton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickton <2>
- Winnsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
- Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <2>
- Pine Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
- Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County
- Black Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
- Como
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
- Coke is located in Wood County
- Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Reilly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reilly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Springs
- Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins County
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]<4>. 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 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 Morris Grove:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Delta County
- Franklin County
- Lamar County
- Morris County
- Rains County
- Red River County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morris Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morris Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0371, Longitude: -95.3144 In this case, the coordinates for Morris Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |