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:
35.4923, -85.6530
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 Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Altamont. Altamont lies just to the southwest 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Beersheba Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19798 <5>
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Grace Chapel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel Cemetery
- Beersheba Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Centerhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Centerhill Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerhill Cemetery
- The Centerhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hills Creek Cemetery
- Northcutts Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fults Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fults Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults Cemetery
- Altamont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Swiss Colony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Swiss Colony Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Colony Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Cope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cope Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
- Johnny Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Johnny Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnny Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church / Shake Rag Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fultz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fultz Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultz Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Winton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
- Airview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Airview Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airview Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Morton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beersheba Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Coalmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shellsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Winton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- McMinnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stephenson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tracy City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dunlap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Morrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Daus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Condra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Cartwright
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Pailo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Dunlap
- McMinnville
- Tracy 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 Morton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 #1317708 (Morton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1317708 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altamont
- Location given for Morton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4922927 Lon: -85.6530314
- 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 Grundy, 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 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. |
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