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 ...
The Morris Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Aanonsen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Haven of Memories Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- High Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The High Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mabank Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Mabank Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabank Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Moorehead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Moorehead Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Prairie Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie Springs Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6161 <2>
- Ray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Sand Flat Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Sand Flat Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat Cemetery
- Traver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Traver Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traver Cemetery
- Wreary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Athens
- Becker
- Becker is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
- Ben Wheeler
- Brownsboro
- Caney City
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Canton
- Edom
- Enchanted Oaks
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Eustace
- Gun Barrel City
- Kemp
- Leagueville
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Log Cabin
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Mabank
- Malakoff
- Murchison
- Myrtle Springs
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Payne Springs
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Seven Points
- Star Harbor
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Tool
- Tundra
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Van
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <4>
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 Van Zandt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Canton
- Kemp
- Malakoff
- Myrtle Springs
- Van
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Morris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Van Zandt 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 #1341934 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341934 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: Van Zandt
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Phalba
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Van Zandt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morris Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |