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:
31.2932, -85.9313
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 Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Elba. Elba lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Morning Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morning Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Wellborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Wellborn Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wellborn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Wellborn Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Enterprise.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2398872 <5>
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Enterprise City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Little Elam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Elam Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elam Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Consolation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Consolation Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consolation Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Mt. Gilled Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Gilled Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilled Cemetery
- Haney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Keyton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- New Brockton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Goodman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Battens Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Brockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coffee Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Chancellor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Scranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Clintonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Level Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Holiday Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Bellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Clayhatchee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Fort Rucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mixson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Kinston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Samson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- County Line
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Danleys Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morning Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Daleville
- Enterprise
- Geneva
- Samson
- Samson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Morning Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Samson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Coffee 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 #157722 (Morning Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157722 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodman
- Location given for Morning Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2932262 Lon: -85.9313289
- 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 Coffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |