A visit to the Morrison 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 Morrison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morrison Cemetery:
41.6753, -92.3769
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morrison Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Poweshiek County is located in Montezuma. Montezuma lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Morrison Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morrison Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Morrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Guernsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Guernsey Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey Cemetery
- Gwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gwin Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Lytle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lytle Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Victor Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Victor Memorial Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor Memorial Cemetery
- The Victor Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Victor
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1163737 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Light Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Light Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Deep River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Deep River Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Longstreth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Longstreth Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreth Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dresden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Dresden Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
- German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Kent Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Ivy Hill Cemetery is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Guernsey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Victor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deep River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deep River is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hartwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hartwick is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Malcom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tilton is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Ladora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ambrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Millersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Thornburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Coal Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Keswick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Plaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marengo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Searsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Searsboro is also located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Union Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- What Cheer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Luzerne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Grinnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Morrison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Poweshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Belle Plaine
- Brooklyn
- Chelsea
- Deep River
- Grinnell
- Keswick
- Ladora
- Malcom
- Marengo
- Montezuma
- Searsboro
- What Cheer
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Morrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Poweshiek 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 Morrison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459247 (Morrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459247 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: Poweshiek
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooklyn
- Location given for Morrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6752786 Lon: -92.3768512
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Poweshiek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Morrison 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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