A visit to the Morris Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morris Chapel Cemetery:
40.8359, -87.5267
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morris Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Iroquois County<2>.
The county seat for Iroquois County is located in Watseka. Watseka lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Morris Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morris Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Morris Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Dorne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dorne Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorne Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gaffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Russell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Russell Chapel Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Chapel Cemetery
- J H Grant Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sheldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
- Prairie Vine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie Vine Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Vine Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Prarie Dell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Prarie Dell Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prarie Dell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greentown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Greentown Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown Cemetery
- Old Texas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Texas Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Texas Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Beaver City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Beaver City Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morris Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morris Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iroquois
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sheldon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Effner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Donovan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kentland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raub
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Beaver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morocco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watseka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Martinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earl Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Foresman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Foresman is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Papineau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ayr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Stockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Freeland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Gravel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <6>
- Wadena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Saint Anne
(16 miles [25.7 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 Morris Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iroquois County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Donovan
- Goodland
- Kentland
- Martinton
- Milford
- Morocco
- Saint Anne
- Sheldon
- Watseka
- Woodland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Morris Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Iroquois 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413840 (Morris Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413840 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: Iroquois
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sheldon
- Location given for Morris Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.835869 Lon: -87.5266954
- 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 Iroquois, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morris Chapel 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |