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:
35.5595, -85.0955
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 Rhea County<2>.
The county seat for Rhea County is located in Dayton. Dayton lies just to the southeast of the Morgan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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.
- Summer City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Summer City Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City Cemetery
- Old Ogden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Ogden Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ogden Cemetery
- Rigsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kiuka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kiuka Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiuka Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Laurel Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cranmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cranmore Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The French Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Norman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Abel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buttram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Buttram Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttram Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Paine Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Cemetery
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 Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summer City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ogden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cumberland Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ninemile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Brockdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Birchwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Beta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Burke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Goodfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Spring City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jewett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Soddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Lakewood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
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 Rhea County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Pikeville
- Spring City
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rhea 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 #1294356 (Morgan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294356 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: Rhea
- Est. Elev: 567 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morgan Springs
- Location given for Morgan Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.559513 Lon: -85.0955124
- 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 Rhea, 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 drawn 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. |