A visit to the Morey 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 Morey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morey Cemetery:
39.6223, -91.0862
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morey Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Morey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Morey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shearer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shearer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wallace Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gard Cemetery
- Hornback Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hornback Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornback Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Barry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Cemetery
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lawn Cemetery
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kinderhook Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook Cemetery
- Jolly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jolly Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Busch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Busch Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch Cemetery
- Rockport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rockport Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Cemetery
- Taylor - Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hazelrigg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hazelrigg Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg Cemetery
- Woodruff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Cemetery
- Schindler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Schindler Cemetery is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schindler Cemetery
- Early Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- Ashburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ashburn Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Cemetery
- Brokaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brokaw Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Wombles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wombles Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wombles Cemetery
- Pursley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pursley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw 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 Morey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- El Dara
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Kinderhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Hull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Saverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Summer Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Louisiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Baylis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- New Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Cave City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Pittsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frankford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Payson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Shepherd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
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 Morey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashburn
- Barry
- Baylis
- Frankford
- Hull
- Louisiana
- New Canton
- Payson
- Pittsfield
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 Morey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Morey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413810 (Morey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413810 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockport
- Location given for Morey Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6222687 Lon: -91.0862487
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Pike, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morey 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. |