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MORRILL CO. NEGENWEB PROJECT
About Morrill County Nebraska
Morrill County established in 1909 out of the northern half of Cheyenne County. In the early days of the settlement of the great land area west of the Missouri River, the area including Morrill County was crossed by the many trails used by the settlers moving through. From 1843 to 1869, thousands of emigrants followed leaving deep ruts on the prairie as evidence of their passing. The Oregon Trail followed along the south side of the North Platte River. On the north side of the river, the Mormons made their way to Utah on the Mormon Trail from 1846 through 1868. The Pony Express passed through Morrill County, as did the Sidney-Deadwood Trail and the Overland Stage route. Early towns included Bridgeport, Bayard, Angora, Redington, Northport and Broadwater. The post offices at Redington and Northport discontinued.
(Exact date of courthouse photo unknown, believed to be before 1920, looks very much the same today. Photography courtesy of Art Johnson.)
What's New!!!COMPLETED!!! - ROSE HILL CEMETERY by Mrs. Ruth Browning Rice has been completed online with her permission. There were two books 1981 and 1993 edition of those who were buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Hope this help with your research. Good Luck!!! ADDED: June 4, 2009
UPDATED!!! - GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT of Angora Cemetery has a new completed set of photosgraphs of those who are buried there as of September 2008. Thanks to Liz Lee of Alliance, Nebraska for taking the photos and her time. Also, a general PLOT MAP for an idea as to where these individuals may be buried in the ground according to their gravestones. Hope this help with your research. Good Luck!!! ADDED: May 15, 2009
NEW !!! - "QUERIES"BOARD for your queries of your ancestors. There are some new queries for your to view and see if you can help someone else. If not, then add your own query. Good Luck and Happy Hunting! ADDED: May 11, 2009
NEW !!! - MORRILL COUNTY VETERANS page for those men and women who served in the armed forces of United States from Morrill County. Morrill County NEGenWeb Project would like to presented a memorial page for your own veteran(s). If you have someone who served during any war or conflict that was born or lived in Morrill County and would like to have a memorial page set up. Go to our MORRILL COUNTY VETERANS links for more details. ADDED: May 11, 2009
NEW !!! - Morrill County Obituaries has added more names to our OBITUARIES section. Take a look or add your ancestor's obituary. ADDED: May 11, 2009
NEW !!! - Morrill County Businesses has added more listings to our BUSINESSES section. Take a look or add your ancestor's are listed in one of the three Business Directories of 1905, 1910, and 1914. ADDED: May 12, 2009 |
About the Morrill County Coordinator
My name is Matthew D. Friend. I am the Morrill County Coordinator. I live in Arkansas, so I cannot do personal lookup for you, however if you need any lookup, visit our volunteered "Lookups" link and see whose available for your needs. There are many wonderful volunteers for our county. If you have any ancestors who lived during Morrill County's first official census records of 1910; I will be glad to do lookup for you during this period until 1930. Nevertheless, I am transcribing this ongoing project for this web site. So stay tune for some exciting and new online 1910 U.S. Census for Morrill County. If you have any questions, suggestion or any Morrill County records to place online, please contact me [CLICK HERE].
About NEGenWeb Opportunity
The NEGenWeb Project was formed June, 15, 1996, when Dale Schneider created the Nebraska Genealogy Project as a part of the USGenWeb Genealogy Project. At that time, there was very little available on the web for those who were researching genealogy in Nebraska. Over the next year, volunteers were recruited to coordinate the WebPages for each county... (To Learn More...)
Surrounding Neighboring Counties
 | Morrill County is surrounded by the following neighboring counties: On the north side is Box Butte, then touching the northeast corner is Sheridan, although Sioux County doesn't touch but it is just west of Box Butte. On the east side is Garden and on the south side is Cheyenne. Finally, on the west side are Scotts Bluff and Banner, like Sioux County, Kimball County touches Banner County south side border. |
Special Thanks!
We would like to give a special thanks to those who have contributed or volunteered to the Morrill County NEGenWeb Project these past few years.
Jeffrey P. Morrill, Brenda Busing, Gene Jenkins, John McCoy, Ted & Carole Miller, Art Johnson, Juanita Baker, Joseph & Lois Fairfield, Hazel Kleich, Connie Snyder, and many others.
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