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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 Morgans Landing (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 Morgans Landing. 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 Morgans Landing ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Morgans Landing: Morgans Lndg. (or less commonly used: Morgans Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Morgans Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Morgans Landing may originally have been Morgan's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Morgans Landing might be written as Morgan Landing.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Putnam County: Cabell, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln & Mason.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Morgans Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Landing, with the one closest to Morgans Landing listed first.
    • Poca
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
      • Poca is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <3>
    • Raymond City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
      • Raymond City is located in Putnam County
    • Bancroft
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
    • Scott Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
      • Scott Village is located in Putnam County
    • Red House
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Winfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Teays Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Valley
      • Teays Valley is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teays Valley <3>
    • Teays Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
      • Teays Village is located in Putnam County
    • Eleanor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <3>
    • Paradise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sigman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sigman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
      • Sigman is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sigman
      • From Morgans Landing to Sigman
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From Morgans Landing to Midway
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Landing, with the one closest to Morgans Landing listed first.
    • Emmons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emmons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
      • Emmons is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emmons
      • From Morgans Landing to Emmons
    • Grippe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grippe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grippe
      • Grippe is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grippe
      • From Morgans Landing to Grippe
    • Dartmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ashford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Horse Creek Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Julian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rumble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Brushton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Easly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Easly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
      • Easly is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Easly
      • From Morgans Landing to Easly
    • Harless
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harless have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
      • Harless is located in Boone County
    • Nellis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Cabell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Landing, with the one closest to Morgans Landing listed first.
    • Culloden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culloden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
      • Culloden is located in Cabell County
    • Milton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Cabell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
    • Yates Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fudges Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sarah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
      • Sarah is located in Cabell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sarah
      • From Morgans Landing to Sarah
    • Barboursville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Crown City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
      • Crown City is located in Cabell County
    • Pea Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
    • Melissa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Wilson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Cabell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilson
      • From Morgans Landing to Wilson
    • Guyandotte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Landing, with the one closest to Morgans Landing listed first.
    • Romance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fletcher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fletcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
      • Fletcher is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fletcher
      • From Morgans Landing to Fletcher
    • Kentuck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairplain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Statts Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Aplin ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
      • Aplin is located in Jackson County
    • Angerona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Angerona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
      • Angerona is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Angerona
      • From Morgans Landing to Angerona
    • Huntsville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Jackson County
    • Ripley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hereford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hereford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
      • Hereford is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hereford
      • From Morgans Landing to Hereford
    • Flatwoods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Landing, with the one closest to Morgans Landing listed first.
    • Nitro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
      • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <3>
    • Cross Lanes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
      • Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Lanes <3>
    • Sattes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sattes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
      • Sattes is located in Kanawha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sattes
      • From Morgans Landing to Sattes
    • Saint Albans
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <3>
    • Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tornado
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tornado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
      • Tornado is located in Kanawha County
    • Dunbar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Lake Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
      • Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
    • South Charleston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
      • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <3>
    • Legg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
      • Legg is located in Kanawha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Legg
      • From Morgans Landing to Legg
    • Elk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
      • Elk is located in Kanawha County
    • Ruth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Kanawha County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruth
      • From Morgans Landing to Ruth
  • Lincoln County
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Landing, with the one closest to Morgans Landing listed first.
    • Upland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grimms Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arbuckle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Southside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Baden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Apple Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arlee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
      • Arlee is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arlee
      • From Morgans Landing to Arlee
    • Fivemile
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hogsett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hogsett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
      • Hogsett is located in Mason County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hogsett
      • From Morgans Landing to Hogsett
    • Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Beale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
      • Beale is located in Mason County
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Landing, with the one closest to Morgans Landing listed first.
    • Cicerone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mattie ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
      • Mattie is located in Roane County
    • Woodyard ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
      • Woodyard is located in Roane County
    • Flint Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
      • Flint Town is located in Roane County
    • Walton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Zona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
      • Zona is located in Roane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zona
      • From Morgans Landing to Zona
    • Kester ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
      • Kester is located in Roane County
  • Gallia County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Landing, with the one closest to Morgans Landing listed first.
    • Bladen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eureka
      • From Morgans Landing to Eureka
    • Crown City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
      • Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Gallipolis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrence County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Landing, with the one closest to Morgans Landing listed first.
    • Athalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
      • Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Proctorville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Scottown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Meigs County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morgans Landing, with the one closest to Morgans Landing listed first.
    • Letart Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Plants
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plants. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
      • Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plants
      • From Morgans Landing to Plants

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

Cemeteries Near Morgans Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morgans Landing.

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

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

  • Lilly Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cartwright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cartwright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cartwright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Showen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Showen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Showen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burdette Lilly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Winfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leadman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leadman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • J L Bowling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the J L Bowling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the J L Bowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Teays Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teays Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teays Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tyler Mtn. Memory Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Mtn. Memory Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Mtn. Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<5>

While we didn't find Morgans Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morgans Landing.

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

  • Poca
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
    • Poca is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <3>
  • Raymond City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
    • Raymond City is located in Putnam County
  • Bancroft
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Scary
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
    • Scary is located in Putnam County
  • Plymouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Putnam County
  • Sattes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sattes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
    • Sattes is located in Kanawha County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sattes
    • From Morgans Landing to Sattes
  • Red House
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Winfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Teays
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teays have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays
    • Teays is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teays <3>
  • Saint Albans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <3>
  • Rocky Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
    • Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
  • Confidence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confidence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
    • Confidence is located in Putnam County
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    • Paradise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hugo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hugo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Putnam County
    • Sigman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sigman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
      • Sigman is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sigman
      • From Morgans Landing to Sigman

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

Newspapers Published in Morgans Landing ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgans Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morgans Landing, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morgans Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Morgans Landing:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Morgans Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morgans Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morgans Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4734, Longitude: -81.8409    









 

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