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:
34.6951, -90.6690
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Marianna. Marianna lies just 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Morning Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morning Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Higgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Jeffersonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Honor Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Honor Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor Hill Cemetery
- Lackie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lackie Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackie Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Mt. Perion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lagrange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lagrange Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagrange Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Gilbert Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilbert Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Billingsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Marianna Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- O'Shield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The O'Shield Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Shield Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Phillips Bayou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- LaGrange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Marianna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lexa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Latour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- West Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Felton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Vineyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Barton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Huma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Helena - West Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Brickeys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Peters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Aubrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Poplar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Turkey Scratch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Haynes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morning Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Helena
- Helena lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Morning Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Helena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Marianna
- West Helena
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 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 #67160 (Morning Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #67160 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Grange
- Location given for Morning Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.695099 Lon: -90.6689972
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Lee, 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- 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. |
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