A visit to the Kirk - Morgan Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Kirk - Morgan Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kirk - Morgan Cemetery (FG ID #1966435).
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 Kirk - Morgan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kirk - Morgan Cemetery:
36.4961, -85.5661
The Kirk - Morgan Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies just to the northeast of the Kirk - Morgan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kirk - Morgan Cemetery.
Name Variations for Kirk - Morgan Cemetery ...
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.
Kirk - Morgan Cemetery has also been known as:
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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Kirk - Morgan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kirk - Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plumlee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Doc Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mabry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- William J. Cherry Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McColgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lester Brown Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Langford - Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goolsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- M.R. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Spears Junction Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boles Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adam C. Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Turkeytown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bronstetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bedford - Hall Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charley Dailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kirk - Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kirk - Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Celina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gainesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Boles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Haydenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Clementsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garretts Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tompkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gamaliel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Boiling Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Kirk - Morgan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kirk - Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Gainesboro
- Livingston
- Red Boiling Springs
- Tompkinsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Kirk - Morgan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Kirk - Morgan Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1966435
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 Tennessee's counties, including Clay, 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- Kirk - 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |