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:
35.6627, -78.6975
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 Wake County<2>.
The county seat for Wake County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the north northeast of the Morgan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Morgan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jeridan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jeridan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeridan Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Womack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Sorrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sorrell Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrell Cemetery
- Rand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sauls Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Stephenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Rand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Mitchiner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mitchiner Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchiner Cemetery
- Montlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of Raleigh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237970 <5>
- Penny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Penny Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson 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 Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McCullers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Macks Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Hopedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Garner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fuquay - Varina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hertford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kennebec
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Raleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairmont is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Method
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Wilbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Emerald Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Indian Trail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Rawls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Angier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meredith Townes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
- Dutchess Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Glenwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Cary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Hazelwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Skycrest Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Timberlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
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 Wake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angier
- Apex
- Apex lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Morgan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cary
- Cary lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Morgan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Raleigh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Wake 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 #990226 (Morgan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #990226 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: Wake
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Wheeler
- Location given for Morgan Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6626551 Lon: -78.6975076
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Wake, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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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