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:
37.1734, -88.5528
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 Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Morrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Buzzard Roost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Bigley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bigley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigley Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Fritts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fritts Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritts Cemetery
- Poco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Poco Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poco Cemetery
- Vickers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Sycamore Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Golightly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Golightly Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly Cemetery
- Brookport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brookport Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport Cemetery
- Kickasola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kickasola Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickasola Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Azotus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Azotus Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azotus Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pell Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Cemetery
- Allard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Allard Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard Cemetery
- Keckolie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Keckolie Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keckolie Cemetery
- Audubon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Audubon Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Cemetery
- Hastings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hastings Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe 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 Morrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Brookport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Paducah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamletsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smithland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Massac City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Ledbetter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Metropolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reidland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Lone Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Burna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- West Paducah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Grahamville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Golconda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Massac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Sharpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Calvert City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <5>
- Reevesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
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 Massac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Golconda
- Metropolis
- Paducah
- Smithland
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 Morrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Massac 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 #425211 (Morrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #425211 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: Massac
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paducah NE
- Location given for Morrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1733887 Lon: -88.5528231
- 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 Massac, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |