A visit to the Morgan 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 Morgan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morgan Cemetery:
41.0250, -87.5078
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morgan Cemetery is located in Jay County<2>.
The county seat for Jay County is located in Portland. Portland lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Morgan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morgan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Morgan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bible Witness Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- J H Grant Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Concordia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Russell Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver City Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Lake Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lake Village Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Prairie Vine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Prairie Vine Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Vine Cemetery
- North Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The North Star Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star Cemetery
- Shrontz Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Shrontz Cemetery is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrontz Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter 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 Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morocco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- 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>
- Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Beaverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Illiana Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
- Litchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Sumava Resorts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Anne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Papineau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Donovan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ayr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Schneider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Schneider is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Illinoi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Illinoi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Illinoi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Illinoi is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
- Roselawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Momence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thayer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Sun River Terrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Iroquois
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Sherburnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
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 Morgan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Donovan
- Martinton
- Momence
- Morocco
- Saint Anne
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 Morgan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jay 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 Morgan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439428 (Morgan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439428 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: Jay
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leesville
- Location given for Morgan Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0250334 Lon: -87.5078097
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Jay, 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- Morgan 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. |