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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:   32.6304°   (32° 37' 49")

Lon:   -103.4424°   (-103° 26' 32")

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

The county seat for Lea County is located in Lovington. Lovington lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Morgan Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Morgan Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Monument Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monument Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Everglades Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everglades Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everglades Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Everglades Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Prairie Haven Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Haven Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Boone Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
    • The Boone Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boone Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Hobbs.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208620 <5>
  • Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • 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 Lea County
  • Memdry Gardens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memdry Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memdry Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memdry Gardens is located in Lea County
  • Brunson Memorial Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunson Memorial Cemetery
    • The Brunson Memorial Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brunson Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Eunice.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #310941 <5>
  • Knowles Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knowles Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Lovington Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lovington Cemetery is located in Lea County
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Lea County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Lovington.
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rest Haven Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38358 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Morgan Cemetery.

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

  • Arkansas Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
    • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
  • Monument
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Air Base City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
    • Air Base City is located in Lea County
  • Humble City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
    • Humble City is located in Lea County
  • Hobbs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Eunice
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
    • Jones City is located in Lea County
  • Lovington
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
    • Lovington is located in Lea County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <6>
  • Maljamar
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Maypens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
    • Maypens is located in Lea 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. The following communities are located in Lea County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morgan Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Eunice
  • Hobbs
    • Hobbs lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Morgan Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hobbs.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Lovington

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 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 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 #931276  (Morgan Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #931276 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: Ironhouse Draw
    • County: Lea         Elev: 1133
    • Location given for GNIS #931276 (Morgan Cemetery)

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 New Mexico's counties, including Lea, 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- ) 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: 32.6304, Longitude: -103.4424       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.




 

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