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A visit to the Morton Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morton Cemetery

Lat:   33.8940°   (33° 53' 38")

Lon:   -83.2852°   (-83° 17' 6")

The Morton Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.

The county seat for Clarke County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the northwest of the Morton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Morton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Puryear Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puryear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puryear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Puryear Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Greer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
    • The Greer Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Athens.
    • The Greer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chalky Level Burial Ground
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2480710 <5>
  • Tuck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tuck Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Athens Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athens Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athens Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Athens Memory Gardens is located in Clarke County
  • Lester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lester Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Bates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bates Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Clarke County
  • Veal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Veal Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Young Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Big Creek Hardshell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Hardshell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Hardshell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Creek Hardshell Cemetery is located in Oconee County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Harris Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Trible Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trible Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trible Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trible Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Lester Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lester Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Ward Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Ward Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Oconee County
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County

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 Morton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherokee Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
    • Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Arnoldsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Winterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Athens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Watkinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkinsville
    • Watkinsville is located in Oconee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkinsville <7>
  • Crawford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hull
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Hull is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <7>
  • Stephens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Stephens is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Former name for Stephens:
    • Antioch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <7>
  • Bishop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Colbert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Overlook Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
    • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Farmington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scull Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
      • Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
    • Maxeys
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxeys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeys
      • Maxeys is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxeys <7>
    • Eastville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
      • Eastville is located in Oconee County
    • North High Shoals
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North High Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
      • North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
    • High Shoals
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Comer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
      • Comer is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <7>
    • Attica
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Jackson County
    • Bogart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Osceola Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
      • Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
    • Planter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
      • Planter is located in Madison County

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Morton Cemetery:

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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #318504  (Morton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #318504 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Athens East
    • County: Clarke         Elev: 213
    • Location given for GNIS #318504 (Morton Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Clarke, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Morton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8940, Longitude: -83.2852       In this case, the coordinates for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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