A visit to the Morton Chapel 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 Morton Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morton Chapel Cemetery:
33.7676, -88.0814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morton Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morton Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies just to the west southwest of the Morton Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morton Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Morton Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morton Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pearson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
- Lamar Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lamar Memory Gardens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Memory Gardens
- Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Oakes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Furnace Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Furnace Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Wofford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wofford Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wofford Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- South Carolina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Sailor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sailor Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sailor Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Vernon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25951 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Temple Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Temple Star Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Star Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar 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 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morton Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morton Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hightogy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Sulligent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Belk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Beaverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gattman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Fernbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Millport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Greenwood Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gu - Win
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Splunge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Detroit
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rossland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Morton Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morton Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guin
- Guin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Morton Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Sulligent
- Vernon
- Winfield
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 Morton Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Morton Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158454 (Morton Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158454 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vernon
- Location given for Morton Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7676091 Lon: -88.0814177
- 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 Lamar, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morton Chapel 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. |