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:
35.2376, -84.4649
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 Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Benton. Benton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest 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] of the Morgan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Lindner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lindner Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindner Cemetery
- Witt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Witt Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Cemetery
- Hamby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Bullet Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bullet Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Creek Cemetery
- Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Paul Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Cemetery
- Cambria Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delano Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Delano Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Cemetery
- Reliance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reliance Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Buttram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Buttram Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttram Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Conasauga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Conasauga Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conasauga Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Carlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carlock Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock Cemetery
- Coghill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Servilla
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Delano
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Etowah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Epperson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Rural Vale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Archville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Grady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Mecca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Goodsprings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Coker Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Jalapa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nonaburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Claxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Chestuee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Tellico Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Parksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Ducktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Ducktown
- Englewood
- Etowah
- Tellico Plains
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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 #1328944 (Morgan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1328944 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McFarland
- Location given for Morgan Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2375738 Lon: -84.4649281
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Polk, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |