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:
35.9245, -86.5614
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 Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Morton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Morton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Barnes - Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Batey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Love - Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Love - Davis Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love - Davis Cemetery
- Nelson - Peebles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Walpole - Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Naron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Naron Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naron Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Toombs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Toombs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Covington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- Glymp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Glymp Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymp Cemetery
- Boring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boring Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Garvin - Rowlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Searcy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Searcy Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Cemetery
- Marable Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Marable Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marable Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James 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:
- Smyrna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- La Vergne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nolensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Leanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Arrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walterhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- College Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Priest Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nashboro Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Allisona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Rural Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Whispering Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Brentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peytonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Paragon Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
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 Rutherford 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 #1645815 (Morton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645815 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smyrna
- Location given for Morton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9245084 Lon: -86.5613831
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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 Rutherford, 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 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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