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:
34.9968, -88.2662
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 Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Savannah. Savannah lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north 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 22 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.
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Iuka (MS).
- The Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
- Popular Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62132 <5>
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Shanghai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Leath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Leath Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leath Cemetery
- Counce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Counce Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counce Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wates Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wates Cemetery
- Old White Sulphur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Blackard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackard Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackard Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- North Cross Roads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood 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 Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Nash Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Short
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Pyburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Bruton Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Michie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lowryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Iuka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Caffey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Stantonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
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 Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Corinth
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Morris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hardin 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 #1294410 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294410 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doskie
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.996753 Lon: -88.2661525
- 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 Hardin, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |