A visit to the Morris 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 Morris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morris Cemetery:
37.3706, -83.7563
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morris Cemetery is located in Owsley County<2>.
The county seat for Owsley County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies just to the north northeast of the Morris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morris Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Morris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- William Dougie Burch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The William Dougie Burch Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Dougie Burch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William Dougie Burch Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478902 <5>
- Valentine Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Cavins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cavins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavins Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Russell Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Moore Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Moore Cemetery
- The Russell Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sizemore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215610 <5>
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- John Tyler Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- John Hartsock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nelly Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelly Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Boggs Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cradlebow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cradlebow Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cradlebow Cemetery
- Lower Saddler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower Saddler Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saddler Cemetery
- The Lower Saddler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Saddler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75855 <5>
- Saddler Cemetery North
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Saddler Cemetery North is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddler Cemetery North
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saddler Cemetery North is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Oneida.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227504 <5>
- Saddler Cemetery South
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Saddler Cemetery South is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddler Cemetery South
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saddler Cemetery South is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Oneida.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227502 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Botner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Botner Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botner Cemetery
- Irvine Spence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Genty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Genty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genty Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bishop Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Griffith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
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]<3> of the Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Island City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Sextons Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Travellers Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Southfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Teges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Sebastian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Ricetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Tyner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Laurel Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Booneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Mistletoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Pebworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Fall Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Idamay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Lerose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Gray Hawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- Barcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Annville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sidell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Heidelberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Benge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fogertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Lone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- McKee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Morris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Owsley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Booneville
- McKee
- McKee lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Morris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McKee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
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 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 Morris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Owsley 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 Morris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #514065 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514065 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: Owsley
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maulden
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3706442 Lon: -83.7563077
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Owsley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morris 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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