A visit to the Morlan Township Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Morlan Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Morlan Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #93077).
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 Morlan Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morlan Twp. Cemetery:
39.2264, -99.6981
The Morlan Twp. Cemetery is located in Graham County<2>.
The county seat for Graham County is located in Hill City. Hill City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Morlan Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morlan Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Morlan Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morlan Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Redline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Redline Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redline Cemetery
- Samuels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Samuels Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Cemetery
- Palco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Palco Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Wildhorse Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fagan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Fagan Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery
- Green Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hill City Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill City Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City Cemetery
- Zurich Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Zurich Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nicodemus Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Nicodemus Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Saline Valley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Penokee Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Penokee Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penokee Cemetery
- Leland Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Leland Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Cemetery
- Oglala Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Oglala Cemetery is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglala Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Morlan Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morlan Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Palco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Damar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nicodemus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hill City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zurich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zurich is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Ogallah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Penokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- WaKeeney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Rooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ellis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Plainville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
- Hog Back
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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 Morlan Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morlan Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bogue
- Codell
- Collyer
- Densmore
- Edmond
- Ellis
- Ellis lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Morlan Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ellis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Hill City
- Morland
- Nicodemus
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Palco
- Palco lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Morlan Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
- Plainville
- Roscoe
- Stockton
- WaKeeney
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 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 Morlan Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Graham 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 Morlan Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #93077
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #485297 (Morlan Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #485297 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: Graham
- Est. Elev: 704 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Redline Church
- Location given for Morlan Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2263963 Lon: -99.698171
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Graham, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morlan Twp. 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. |