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:
40.9814, -88.7876
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 Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Morris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Morris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Nigh Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nigh Chapel Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nigh Chapel Cemetery
- Earp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Earp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earp Cemetery
- Bayou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bayou Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cemetery
- Zooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zooks Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Cemetery
- Cornell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cornell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Cemetery
- Barrickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barrickman Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrickman Cemetery
- Corbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Corbins Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbins Cemetery
- Defenbaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Defenbaugh Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defenbaugh Cemetery
- Long Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Long Point Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Calder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calder Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calder Cemetery
- Ancona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ancona Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancona Cemetery
- Walden Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Walden Farm Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Farm Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- New Michigan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Michigan Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Moon's Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Moon's Point Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon's Point Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Hadley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hadley Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Cornell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ancona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graymont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flanagan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Coalville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Blackstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Missal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Streator
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pontiac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Munster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Cayuga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Budd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Kernan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Kangley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Minonk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Odell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McDowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Swygert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swygert is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Ransom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wenona
(14 miles [22.5 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 Morris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cornell
- Flanagan
- Long Point
- Minonk
- Odell
- Pontiac
- Ransom
- Rutland
- Streator
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 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 #413839 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413839 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flanagan North
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9814216 Lon: -88.7875695
- 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 Livingston, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |