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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Morrison is located in Brown County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may 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)
- Lark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Greenleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Glenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Askeaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Wrightstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Pine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- De Pere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Sniderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sniderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
- Bellevue Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Fontenoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fontenoy is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenoy
- 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)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Forest Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Dundas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Potter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Saint John
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Kaukauna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Brant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Hayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Chilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Stockbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 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)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Calumetville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- 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)
- Curran is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Bolt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Pilsen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilsen is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Stangelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Krok
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Luxemburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
- Casco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Kewaunee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Duvall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Euren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- 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)
- Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Menchalville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Menchalville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchalville
- Rosecrans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Maribel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Taus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taus is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taus
- Reedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Kellnersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Grimms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grimms is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms
- Melnik
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Melnik is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melnik
- Cato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cato is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Reifs Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reifs Mills is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reifs Mills
- Larrabee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Larrabee is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Whitelaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitelaw is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
- Oconto County
- Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- 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)
- Freedom is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Chicago Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Combined Locks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Little Chute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Kimberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Apple Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Seymour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Black Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Nichols
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Shiocton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- 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)
- Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Laney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Briarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Briarton is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
- Sheboygan County
- Rhine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- 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)
- Menasha is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
- Neenah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Adella Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Fox Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
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.
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 Morrison - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson-Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John's United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 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)
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Greenleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Askeaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Glenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Rosecrans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rosecrans is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Kolb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kolb is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb
- Little Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rapids is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rapids
- Wrightstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Forest Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Brillion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Taus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taus is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taus
- Pine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Reedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
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]<2>. 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 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 Morrison:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Brown County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Fond du Lac County
- Kewaunee County
- Manitowoc County
- Oconto County
- Outagamie County
- Shawano County
- Sheboygan County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Morrison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Morrison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |