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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. 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 Morgan Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morgan Cemetery

Lat:   35.5518°   (35° 33' 6")

Lon:   -80.2789°   (-80° 16' 44")

The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rowan County<2>.

The county seat for Rowan County is located in Salisbury. Salisbury lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Morgan Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Morgan Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Newsom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newsom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newsom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newsom Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Christiana Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christiana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christiana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christiana Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Owens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Wittenberg Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wittenberg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wittenberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wittenberg Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Lanes Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lanes Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rowan County
  • Jersey Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jersey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Workman Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Workman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Workman Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Old English Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old English Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old English Cemetery is located in Rowan County
    • Dixonville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Salisbury National Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
    • Cedar Springs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Springs Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • New Jersey Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Jersey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Jersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Stanly County
    • Fairview Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Memorial Park is located in Stanly County
    • Russell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Becks Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Becks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Becks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Becks Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Owens Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Davidson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morgan Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gold Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Hill <6>
  • Morgan Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
    • Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
  • Pooletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pooletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
    • Pooletown is located in Rowan County
  • Liberty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Rowan County
  • Misenheimer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
    • Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Richfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Stanly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield <6>
  • Garfield ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Garfield is located in Rowan County
  • Craven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
    • Craven is located in Rowan County
  • Rockwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New London
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Southmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Southmont is located in Davidson County
  • Timbercreek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
    • Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Crescent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Rowan County
    • Handy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
      • Handy is located in Davidson County
    • Woodbine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Rowan County
    • Granite Quarry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Faith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
      • Faith is located in Rowan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <6>
    • Trading Ford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
      • Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
    • Denton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <6>
    • Silver Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
      • Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
    • Eastwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
      • Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
    • Corbin Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corbin Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
      • Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
    • Shupings Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shupings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
      • Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
    • Rimer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rimer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
      • Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
    • Plyer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plyer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
      • Plyer is located in Stanly County
    • Palmerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
      • Palmerville is located in Stanly County
    • Complex
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
      • Complex is located in Davidson County
    • Cedar Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
    • Cotton Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
      • Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
    • East Spencer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
      • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Oak Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Rowan County
    • South Salisbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salisbury
      • South Salisbury is located in Rowan County
    • Correll Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Correll Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
      • Correll Park is located in Rowan County

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 Rowan 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 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 Morgan Cemetery:

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 #990225  (Morgan Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #990225 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: Gold Hill
    • County: Rowan         Elev: 221
    • Location given for GNIS #990225 (Morgan Cemetery)

The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Morgan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5518, Longitude: -80.2789       In this case, the coordinates for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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