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:
32.2430, -82.5349
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 Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the southwest 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 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Morris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Hamilton Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hamilton Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Hill Cemetery
- Darley or Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Braddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Braddy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddy Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Nab Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nab Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nab Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- McCrimon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCrimon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrimon Cemetery
- Allmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Allmond Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmond Cemetery
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- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McCloud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- McKinnon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Cemetery
- Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ailey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270478 <5>
- Peterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Ailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Higgston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Petross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Vidalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soperton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Santa Claus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Uvalda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gillis Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
- Cedar Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Rockledge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ohoopee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
- Norristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Morris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Lyons
- Lyons lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Morris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Mount Vernon
- Soperton
- Vidalia
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 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 #318487 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #318487 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2429597 Lon: -82.5348546
- 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 Montgomery, 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 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. |