A visit to the Morris 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 Morris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morris Cemetery:
34.3487, -86.8656
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morris Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Morris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morris Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Morris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crosby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
- McCroskey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Falkville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Higdon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Higdon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon Cemetery
- Bell Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery
- The Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Powells Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172178 <5>
- Turney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Turney Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lacon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Eva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vinemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Hartselle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Florette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Simcoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Burningtree Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Cullman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Priceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Flint City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Winton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jones' Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Ryan Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Valhermoso Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
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 Morris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cullman
- Falkville
- Hartselle
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Morris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Morris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #123076 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123076 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eva
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3487073 Lon: -86.8655588
- 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 Morgan, 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 from Point A (ie- Morris 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. |