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A visit to the Morton Memorial Gardens ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Morton Memorial Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Morton Memorial Gardens (FG ID #61046)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Morton Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morton Memorial Gardens

Lat:   32.3815°   (32° 22' 53")

Lon:   -89.6550°   (-89° 39' 18")

The Morton Memorial Gardens is located in Scott County<2>.

The county seat for Scott County is located in Forest. Forest lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Morton Memorial Gardens .

Name Variations for Morton Memorial Gardens ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Morton Memorial Gardens has also been known as:

  • Morton Memorial Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Morton Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morton Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • East Morton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Morton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Morton Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Neal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neal Cemetery is located in Rankin County
  • Sims Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sims Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • North Morton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Morton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Morton Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Latham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Latham Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Barefoot Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barefoot Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barefoot Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barefoot Springs Cemetery is located in Rankin County
  • Line Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence Methodist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Old Duncan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Leesburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leesburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leesburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leesburg Cemetery is located in Rankin County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morton Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morton Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

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 Morton Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morton Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brandon
    • Brandon lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Morton Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brandon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Forest
  • Morton
  • Pelahatchie

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Morton Memorial Gardens:

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 Morton Memorial Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #704989  (Morton Memorial Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #704989 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Forkville
    • County: Scott         Elev: 156
    • Location given for GNIS #704989 (Morton Memorial Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #61046

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Mississippi's counties, including Scott, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Morton Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3815, Longitude: -89.6550    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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