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 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 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.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Morris is located in Nicholas County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nicholas County: Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Morris. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morris:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Morris)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Birch River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Muddlety
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Tioga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Craigsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Donald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Zela
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Tipton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Morrison ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Nettie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Odell Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Herold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Strange Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Little Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Rockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Frametown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Clem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Gassaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Losie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Mudfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Stinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Walnut
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Oka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Orma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Arnoldsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Beech
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Russet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Staten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Pink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Wattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Widen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Ira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Gould
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Dink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Spread
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Clay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lydia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Hartland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Valley Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Elkhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Procious
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Leander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Clifty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Romont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Victor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Ansted
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Shock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Cedarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Normantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stumptown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Stouts Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Sand Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Truebada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- De Kalb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Lile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Clendenin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wellford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Reamer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Lewis County
- Duffy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Pigeon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Roxalana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Kester ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Looneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Kanawha Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Erbacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Halo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Camden-on-Gauley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Cowen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Upperglade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Big Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Excelsior
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Orndoff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Replete
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Ralph
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Hacker Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morris, see our County-by-County Page for Morris.
Cemeteries Near Morris ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Morris - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morris covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Butcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tinnel / Mollohan Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Middle Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Strange Creek Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Strange Creek
- The Strange Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keeners Ridge Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976835 <2>
- Goad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnett Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Morris in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morris.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Birch River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Herold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Strange Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Little Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Hookersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
- Muddlety
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Frametown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Boggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Delphi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delphi is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Persinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Persinger is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persinger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morris. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morris.
Newspapers Published in 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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morris.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morris, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 Morris:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Gilmer County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Lewis County
- Roane County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Morris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Morris) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |