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A visit to the Morrow 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 Morrow Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morrow 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 Morrow Cemetery

Lat:   35.2048°   (35° 12' 17")

Lon:   -84.2413°   (-84° 14' 28")

The Morrow Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Murphy. Murphy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Morrow Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Morrow Cemetery.<4>

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

  • River Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The River Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • New Prospect Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Rose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Hamby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamby Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Coker Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coker Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coker Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coker Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Coker Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coker Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coker Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coker Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Lenderman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenderman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lenderman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lenderman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Holder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holder Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Holder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holder Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Masingale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masingale Cemetery
    • The Masingale Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Brock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brock Cemetery is located in Polk County (TN)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Farrow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farrow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farrow Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Bryson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Unaka Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unaka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unaka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Unaka Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
    • Hampton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hampton Cemetery is located in Polk County (TN)
    • Spurling Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spurling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spurling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spurling Cemetery is located in Polk County (TN)
    • Young Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Suit Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suit Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Suit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morrow Cemetery.

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

  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Coker Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
    • Coker Creek is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Vests
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vests. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
    • Vests is located in Cherokee County
  • Hiwassee Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiwassee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
    • Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County
  • Unaka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unaka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
    • Unaka is located in Cherokee County
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Cherokee County
  • Ogreeta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogreeta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
    • Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County
  • Epperson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Epperson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
    • Epperson is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Postell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Postell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
    • Postell is located in Cherokee County
  • Rural Vale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rural Vale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
    • Rural Vale is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Grape Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
    • Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Tellico Plains
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Burger Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burger Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
      • Burger Town is located in Cherokee County
    • Jalapa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jalapa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
      • Jalapa is located in Monroe County (TN)
    • Hothouse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hothouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
      • Hothouse is located in Cherokee County
    • Chanceytown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
      • Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
    • Boiling Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boiling Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
      • Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Ducktown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Murphy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mecca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mecca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
      • Mecca is located in McMinn County (TN)
    • Culberson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
      • Culberson is located in Cherokee County
    • Belltown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
      • Belltown is located in Monroe County (TN)
    • Archville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
      • Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
    • Copperhill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperhill
      • Copperhill is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copperhill <7>
    • Pantertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
      • Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people

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 Morrow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morrow 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 Morrow 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 Morrow Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #990275  (Morrow Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #990275 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: Unaka
    • County: Cherokee         Elev: 514
    • Location given for GNIS #990275 (Morrow Cemetery)

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov/

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 Cherokee, 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 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 Morrow Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2048, Longitude: -84.2413       In this case, the coordinates for the Morrow 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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