A visit to the Morris 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 Morris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morris Cemetery:
35.1498, -89.4020
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morris Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies just to the north northeast of the Morris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morris Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Morris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dungan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dungan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungan Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Lewis Parrot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Parrot Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Parrot Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Moe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moe Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Tarpley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tarpley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Tharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Macon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Macon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Heaslet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Heaslet Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaslet Cemetery
- Good Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs Cemetery
- Sales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sales Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sales Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Asbury African American Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Asbury African American Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury African American Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury African American Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Somerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8722 <5>
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Asbury Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Chapel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Somerville.
- The Asbury Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8722 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hutchins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Peebles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Peebles Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles Cemetery
- McFerrin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McFerrin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFerrin Cemetery
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 Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Five
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Canadaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Hickory Withe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Grand Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Newcastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Michigan City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piperton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Hickory Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Collierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gallaway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Cayce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Taska
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Whiteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Braden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Dancyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
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 Morris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Collierville
- La Grange
- Somerville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Morris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Morris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1294413 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294413 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Macon
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1498103 Lon: -89.4020179
- 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 Fayette, 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 from Point A (ie- Morris 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. |
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