A visit to the Morning Star Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Morning Star Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Morning Star Cemetery (FG ID #2312110).
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:
33.7280, -86.1498
The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Ashville. Ashville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Morning Star Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morning Star Cemetery.
Name Variations for Morning Star Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Morning Star Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morning Star MB Church Cemetery
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Box Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Box Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Wester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wester Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wester Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Old Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Mitchell Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mitchell Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Popes Chapel Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ragan Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ragan Chapel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Broken Arrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Broken Arrow Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow Cemetery
- Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Harkeys Chapel Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
- Pattons Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Creswell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell Cemetery
- St. Clair Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ten Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ten Island Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Island Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green 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:
- Ragland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Macon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boozer was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Ohatchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Eye was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beasley was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seddon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Village is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Eastaboga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pell City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen City is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Bera ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bera was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Clark ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clark was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chigger Ridge was located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brannon Springs was located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
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 Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morning Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashville
- Macon
- Pell City
- Ragland
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 professional and volunteer 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 Saint Clair 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2312110
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Saint Clair, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |