RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Van Zandt County >> Morris CemeteryIndex...

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 ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morris Cemetery:

32.4010, -95.8936

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Morris Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County<2>.

The county seat for Van Zandt County is located in Canton. Canton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Morris Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Morris Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Morris Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Wreary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • 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
    • 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 <5>
    • 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
    • Aanonsen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Haven of Memories Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Tundra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
  • Eustace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
  • Murchison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ben Wheeler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Athens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Athens is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
  • Prairieville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
  • Mabank
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gun Barrel City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Log Cabin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Myrtle Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
  • Payne Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Enchanted Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Caney City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Caney City is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Edom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <6>
    • Star Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Malakoff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Van
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <6>
    • Tool
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Tool is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <6>
    • Leagueville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
    • Seven Points
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pine Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Becker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Becker is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
    • Kemp
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <6>

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.

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 helpful 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
      • Location given for Morris Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.4009756     Lon: -95.8935778
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Van Zandt, 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- Morris 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.