A visit to the Morton 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 Morton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morton Cemetery:
35.6728, -86.5808
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morton Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Morton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 2 miles [3.2 km] of the Morton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carlton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Wray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wray Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Smotherman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smotherman Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Litle - Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Litle - Cooper Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litle - Cooper Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Litle - Cooper Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Unionville.
- The Litle - Cooper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484773 <5>
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- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Haskins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Haskins Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cothran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cothran Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cothran 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 Morton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Vannatta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Eagleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allisona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- College Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Caney Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Snell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Anes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Rucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Bell Buckle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Peytonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Whitaker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Arrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
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 Morton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Morton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Morton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1294468 (Morton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294468 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rover
- Location given for Morton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6728459 Lon: -86.5808278
- 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 Bedford, 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- Morton 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. |