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:
30.8024, -84.7155
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 Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Bainbridge. Bainbridge lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast 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 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Morning Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morning Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Randolph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Mock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mock Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Cemetery
- Cloud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cloud Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Cemetery
- Thursby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thursby Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thursby Cemetery
- Breedlove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Hannatown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hannatown Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannatown Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Chattahoochee (FL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72311 <5>
- Green Shade Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Green Shade Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Shade Cemetery
- Chason Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chason Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chason Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Chattahoochee (FL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37703 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Fain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fain Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fain Cemetery
- Florida State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Glory Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Glory Cemetery is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Glory Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Hosey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hosey Cemetery is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hosey Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Trawick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Trawick Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick Cemetery
- Fairchild Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Cemetery
- Galilee MB Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farrell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Farrell Cemetery is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell Cemetery
- Oak City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak City Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Faceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Fowlstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chattahoochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gretna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Butler ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Sneads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Attapulgus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Douglas City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Iron City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Climax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parramore ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
- Grand Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Donalsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Steam Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Boykin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
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 Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morning Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Chattahoochee
- Quincy
- Quincy lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Morning Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quincy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Morning Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 #318471 (Morning Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #318471 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Faceville
- Location given for Morning Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8024121 Lon: -84.7154739
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Decatur, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |