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:
35.9981, -92.9957
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 Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Morris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Mt. Hersey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hersey Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hersey Cemetery
- Pinhook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Cemetery
- Agee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Agee Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Yardelle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Yardelle Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardelle Cemetery
- Ben's Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ben's Branch Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben's Branch Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Jasper.
- The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Armstrong Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53499 <5>
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mont Judea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mont Judea Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Judea Cemetery
- McCutchen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McCutchen Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchen Cemetery
- Old Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Dodson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dodson Cemetery
- Kilburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kilburn Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilburn Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Abbey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Abbey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey Cemetery
- Trammell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Trammell Cemetery is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Hasty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Vendor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Mount Judea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Western Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Pindall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blanco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Everton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rally Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Valley Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Parthenon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bellefonte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Gilbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bruno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Eros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Deer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Witt's Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Murray
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pyatt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 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 Morris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte
- Everton
- Harrison
- Jasper
- Marshall
- Parthenon
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 Morris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 #59368 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #59368 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eula
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9981315 Lon: -92.995728
- 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 Newton, 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 drawn 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. |