A visit to the Old Morgans Creek 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 Old Morgans Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Morgans Creek Cemetery:
35.8409, -88.0206
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Morgans Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Morgans Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Camden. Camden lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Old Morgans Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Morgans Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Morgans Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Morgans Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- McIllwain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11998 <5>
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Willbanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willbanks Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willbanks Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- Malin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Malin Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin Cemetery
- Tippitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tippitt Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippitt Cemetery
- Lain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lain Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lain Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Griggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Griggs Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggs Cemetery
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch Cemetery
- Matlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock Cemetery
- Caney Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Caney Fork Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Fork Cemetery
- Bawcum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bawcum Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bawcum Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Denson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Denson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson Cemetery
- Britts Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Hamm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamm Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamm Cemetery
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Eagle Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek Cemetery
- Peebles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Peebles Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Morgans Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Morgans Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sugar Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Coxburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Jeannette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Wildlife Cove Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Bakerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Hustburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Johnsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Parsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lobelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Hurricane Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
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 Old Morgans Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Morgans Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Camden lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Morgans Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Camden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Decaturville
- Linden
- Linden lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Morgans Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Parsons
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 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 Old Morgans Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Old Morgans Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644723 (Old Morgans Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644723 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sugar Tree
- Location given for Old Morgans Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8408971 Lon: -88.0205889
- 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 Benton, 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' (or 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- Old Morgans Creek 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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