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:
42.2397, -90.1599
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 Jo Daviess County<2>.
The county seat for Jo Daviess County is located in Galena. Galena lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest 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 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Morrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Albright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Albright Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Cemetery
- Massbach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Massbach Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach Cemetery
- Mosquito Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lost Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lost Mound Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mound Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- The Elizabeth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elizabeth City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972808 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hanover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1156087 <5>
- Plum River Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- Log Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Log Church Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Church Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dickson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Reeseville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeseville Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseville Cemetery
- St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Horst Farm Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Horst Farm Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horst Farm Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Savanna Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Savanna Twp. Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Twp. Cemetery
- The Savanna Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Savanna Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Woodland Brethren Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson 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 Morrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blackhawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Marcus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Polsgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polsgrove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
- Green Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Savanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sabula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ayers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ayers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Loran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Hickory Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Wacker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wacker is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Mount Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Van Buren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smiths
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smiths is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- North Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Miles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aiken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Teeds Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Yellow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
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 Jo Daviess County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Elizabeth
- Mount Carroll
- Sabula
- Savanna
- Stockton
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 professional and volunteer 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jo Daviess 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 #413846 (Morrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413846 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: Jo Daviess
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blackhawk
- Location given for Morrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2397396 Lon: -90.1598501
- 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 Jo Daviess, 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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