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:
31.1274, -90.7698
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 Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the northwest of the Morgan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Morgan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
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- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
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- Dixon - McDowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McDowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Sleeper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sleeper Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Higgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Lea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lea Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Bates - Felder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brumfield - Whittington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Glading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Gillsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Troy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- McElveen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Bewelcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- O'Neil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Chipola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Gloster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coleman Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Chatawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Osyka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Whitaker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Kentwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McComb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crosby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Morgan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osyka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Summit
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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 #685338 (Morgan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685338 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liberty
- Location given for Morgan Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1273985 Lon: -90.7698238
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Amite, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |