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:
37.5230, -82.4545
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the southwest 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 22 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.
- Helvy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Helvy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvy Cemetery
- Kingdom Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Upper Joe's Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Justice Ivy Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Chestnut Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pikeville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Weddington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Weddington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peggy Sword Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peggy Sword Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy Sword Cemetery
- Deskins Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Raccoon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kimper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Coal Run Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Mayo Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Fords Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Owsley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Shelbiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Garden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Blair Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Phyllis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phyllis is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gulnare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Varney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Osborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Yeager
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Canada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Betsy Layne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Robinson Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- McVeigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McVeigh is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh
- Pinsonfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- McAndrews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Huddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Stanville
(10 miles [16.1 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. The following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Morris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 #2336924 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2336924 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meta
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5229997 Lon: -82.45448
- 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 Pike, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |