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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 Mount Morris (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 Mount Morris. 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 Mount Morris ...

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 Mount Morris: Mt. Morris

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Morris. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Morris.

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 southeast 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 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.

Mount Morris is located in Waushara 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 Waushara County: Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, Portage, Waupaca & Winnebago.

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

  • Waushara County     (The home county of Mount Morris)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Morris, with the one closest to Mount Morris listed first.
    • Silver Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Saxeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wild Rose
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wautoma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Pine River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lohrville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lohrville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Redgranite
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Poy Sippi
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rodney ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Rodney is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • West Bloomfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Hancock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hancock is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Coloma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Coloma is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Morris, with the one closest to Mount Morris listed first.
    • Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Leola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Big Flats
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fond du Lac County
  • Green Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Morris, with the one closest to Mount Morris listed first.
    • Berlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Princeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Green Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Marquette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Marquette is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Kingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Markesan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Utley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Morris, with the one closest to Mount Morris listed first.
    • Neshkoro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Germania
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Westfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Westfield is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Montello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Glen Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Packwaukee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Endeavor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Outagamie County
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Morris, with the one closest to Mount Morris listed first.
    • Almond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Amherst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Amherst Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Nelsonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Arnott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Custer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Plover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Plover is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Morris, with the one closest to Mount Morris listed first.
    • Rural
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • King
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Waupaca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
    • Cobb Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
    • Fremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Weyauwega
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
    • Gills Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Baldwins Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ogdensburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Scandinavia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ostrander
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Winnebago County

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Morris ...

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

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

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

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

  • Howes Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wautoma Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Garesalem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Springwater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Morris had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Saxeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wild Rose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Spring Lake is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Pine River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rodney ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rodney is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Poy Sippi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Neshkoro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Brushville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brushville is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
  • Dakota
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dakota is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
  • Richford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Richford is located in Waushara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
  • West Bloomfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rural
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Blaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hatton is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Almond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Mount Morris ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Morris.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Morris, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Morris.

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 Mount Morris:

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>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 Mount Morris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Morris) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.