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:
35.0904, -85.9908
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Morris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Morris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Posey Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Posey Field Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Posey Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Posey Field Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Gass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gass Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Marlow Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marlow Field Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Field Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Sherrod - Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Mullikin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mullikin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- McIlheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McIlheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIlheran Cemetery
- McLlheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McLlheran Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLlheran Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Sal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
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- Cowan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sewanee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decherd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Orme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Sand Switch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Monteagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hytop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estill Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Rash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Winchester Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Huntland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Francisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Estillfork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Richard City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Sewanee
- South Pittsburg
- Winchester
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 Morris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #1294411 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294411 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 554 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sinking Cove
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0903611 Lon: -85.9908147
- 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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |