A visit to the Morgan 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 Morgan Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Morgan Cemetery (FG ID #75187).
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:
37.0845, -82.9849
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Morgan Cemetery is located in Letcher County<3>.
The county seat for Letcher County is located in Whitesburg. Whitesburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east northeast 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Morgan Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Isom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cornetts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cornetts Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornetts Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- James D Caudill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Solomon Whitaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Israel Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Israel Blair Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Blair Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Combs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Mill Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creech Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Creech Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Cemetery
- Maggard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stephen R. Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Clover Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riddle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandlick Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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]<4> of the Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Hallie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linefork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Spot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Letcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Delphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delphia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphia
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Uz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jeremiah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Slemp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slemp is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slemp
- Partridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Chad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Benham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Isom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Lynch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vicco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vicco is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Oven Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bellcraft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scuddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redfox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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. The following communities are located in Letcher County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Morgan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Letcher 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #75187
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #498586 (Morgan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #498586 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: Letcher
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roxana
- Location given for Morgan Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0848165 Lon: -82.9848842
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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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Letcher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- Morgan Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |