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 Morrison (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 Morrison. 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.
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 hospitals and 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.
Morrison is located in Brown County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto, Outagamie & Shawano.
Below are the counties that are near Morrison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morrison:
- Brown County (The home county of Morrison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Lark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Greenleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Glenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Askeaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Wrightstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Pine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- De Pere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Sniderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sniderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Bellevue Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Brillion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Forest Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Dundas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Hilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Potter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Saint John
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Kaukauna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Brant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Hayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Chilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Garnet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Calumetville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Kewaunee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Curran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Bolt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Pilsen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Stangelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Krok
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Luxemburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Casco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Kewaunee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Duvall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Euren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Hickory Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Menchalville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
- Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
- Rosecrans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Maribel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Taus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taus
- Taus is located in Manitowoc County
- Reedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Kellnersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
- Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Grimms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms
- Grimms is located in Manitowoc County
- Melnik
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Cato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Cato is located in Manitowoc County
- Reifs Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reifs Mills
- Reifs Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Larrabee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Oconto County
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Chicago Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Combined Locks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Little Chute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Kimberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Apple Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Seymour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Black Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Shiocton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shawano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Rose Lawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Laney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Briarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Menasha
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Neenah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Adella Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adella Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Fox Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morrison, see our County-by-County Page for Morrison.
Cemeteries Near Morrison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morrison.
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 Morrison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kasson-Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kasson-Evergreen Cemetery
- The Kasson-Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459194 <3>
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery
- The Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87878 <3>
- St. John's United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's United Methodist Cemetery
- The St. John's United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lark Emmanuel Cemetery
- Westside Cooperstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437397 <3>
- Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kasson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88252 <3>
- Bohemian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235058 <3>
- Polish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
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 Morrison in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morrison.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morrison, with the one closest to Morrison listed first.
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Greenleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Askeaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Glenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Rosecrans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Kolb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Little Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
- Little Rapids is located in Brown County
- Wrightstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Forest Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Brillion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Taus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taus
- Taus is located in Manitowoc County
- Pine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Reedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Taus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morrison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morrison.
Newspapers Published in Morrison ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morrison, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morrison.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Morrison:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fond du Lac County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kewaunee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Manitowoc County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oconto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shawano County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calumet County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Brown County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Brown County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Morrison: www.tn.morrison.wi.gov/
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Morrison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morrison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morrison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2992, Longitude: -87.9890 In this case, the coordinates for Morrison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |