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 Morningside (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 Morningside. 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.

Newspapers Published in Morningside ...

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 Morningside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morningside, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morningside.

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 Morningside:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Morningside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morningside.

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 Morningside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• City Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
• Gearhart Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gearhart Cemetery
• Old Lick Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lick Cemetery
• Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
• Bandy Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bandy Cemetery
• Hogan Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hogan Cemetery
• Springwood Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springwood Cemetery
• Mt. View Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
• Ruddell Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruddell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruddell Cemetery
• Beth Israel Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
• Emanuel Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
• Memorial Bridge Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Bridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Bridge Park
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  • Evergreen Burial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Burial Park has also been known as:
    • Evergreen Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Burial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50174 <3>
  • James E Day Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James E Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James E Day Cemetery
  • Campbells Burial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbells Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbells Burial Park

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

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

• Vinton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <5>
• Roanoke
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Leslie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Roanoke County
• Cave Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
• Hollins
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
  • Hollins is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollins <5>
• Bonsack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonsack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
  • Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
• Coyner Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
  • Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
• Hardy Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
  • Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
• Stewartsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
  • Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
• Cloverdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <5>
• Poages Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poages Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
  • Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
• Wyatt ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
  • Wyatt is located in Franklin County
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  • Naff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
    • Naff is located in Franklin County
  • Boones Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
    • Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <5>
  • Blue Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Blue Ridge is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ridge <5>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morningside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/