A visit to the Morrow 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 Morrow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morrow Cemetery:
34.4215, -86.6283
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morrow Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morrow Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Morrow Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Morrow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morrow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Skidmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Skidmore Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Edmonson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
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- Redoak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Redoak Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Rescue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rescue Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Saints Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Saints Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saints Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Little Vine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Ryan Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ryan Memorial Gardens is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Memorial Gardens
- Mt. Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Oak Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oak Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 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 Morrow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morrow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Apple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Ryan Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Valhermoso Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Hog Jaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Lacey's Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Arab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Baileyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grassy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Whitesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Scant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Morrow 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 Morrow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arab
- Arab lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Morrow Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arab.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Morrow 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 Morrow Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #152383 (Morrow Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #152383 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: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Grove
- Location given for Morrow Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4214822 Lon: -86.6283272
- 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' (or 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- Morrow 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. |