A visit to the Morning Star Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Morning Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morning Star Cemetery:
32.1699, -88.1539
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Butler. Butler lies just to the southwest of the Morning Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morning Star Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Morning Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morning Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Canathan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Canathan Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canathan Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Christopher Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butler City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler City Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler City Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Millwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Millwood Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pine Grove Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eureka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Lily Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lily Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Cemetery
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ward Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Chapel Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Nanafalia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Nanafalia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morning Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morning Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jachin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Lavaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Choctaw City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Lisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Tompkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Cromwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Nanafalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Red Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pushmataha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Putnam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Myrtlewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Derby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Aimwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Half Acre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Whitfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Kinterbish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Morvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Ward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Needham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Morning Star Cemetery. The following communities are located in Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morning Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Morning Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Choctaw County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Morning Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #123057 (Morning Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123057 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jachin
- Location given for Morning Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.169867 Lon: -88.1539091
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Morning Star Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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