A visit to the Morse Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Morse Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Morse Cemetery (FG ID #95504).
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 Morse Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morse Cemetery:
41.7441, -91.4437
The Morse Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Iowa City. Iowa City lies just to the southwest of the Morse Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morse Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Morse Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morse Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Mary's Newport Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newport Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Friends Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friends Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Honey Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Honey Grove Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Sutliff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Peter & Pauls Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morse Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morse
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elmira
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oasis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Solon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Coralville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- University Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Midway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Centerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Downey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tiffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shueyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Cou Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Western
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Morse Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coralville
- Hills
- Hills lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Morse Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hills.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Iowa City
- Lisbon
- Mount Vernon
- Solon
- West Branch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Morse Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Morse Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95504
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459250 (Morse Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459250 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iowa City East
- Location given for Morse Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7447386 Lon: -91.4435016
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Johnson, 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- Morse 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |