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A visit to the Morrison Cemetery ...


The location of the Morrison Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Morrison Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.0685°   (37° 4' 6")

Lon:   -76.4883°   (-76° 29' 17")

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 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 Morrison Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Morrison Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Morrison Cemetery.

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

    • Bernard Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
      • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
    • Newport News
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hilton Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
      • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
    • Newgate Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
      • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
    • Red Hill Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
    • Greenwood Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
      • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
    • Aberdeen Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
      • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
    • Rescue
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
      • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Chapel Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
      • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Pine Chapel Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
      • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Yorkville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in York County
    • Dare
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
      • Dare is located in York County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Hampton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Poquoson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
        • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <3>
      • Smithfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
        • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <3>
      • Phoebus
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
        • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
      • Lee Hall
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
        • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
      • Buckroe Beach
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
        • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
      • Rushmere
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
        • Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Lackey
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
        • Lackey is located in York County
      • Rochambeau Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochambeau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
        • Rochambeau Village is located in York County
      • Yorktown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Gloucester Point
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Point
        • Gloucester Point is located in Gloucester County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloucester Point <3>

    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 Morrison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morrison Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Morrison Cemetery.<4>

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

    • Peninsula Memorial Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peninsula Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peninsula Memorial Park is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peninsula Memorial Park
    • Maney Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maney Cemetery is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maney Cemetery
    • Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Potters Field Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Parklawn Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parklawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parklawn Memorial Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parklawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Carver Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carver Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carver Memorial Park is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carver Memorial Park
    • Carys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carys Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carys Cemetery
    • Hopson Gravesite
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopson Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopson Gravesite is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopson Gravesite
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Greenlawn Memorial Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in Hampton City
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Newport News.
        • The Greenlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Greenlawn Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50456 <5>
      • Pleasant Shade Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Pleasant Shade Cemetery is located in Hampton City
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Shade Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Newport News.
        • The Pleasant Shade Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Holly Grove Cemetery
        • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Shade Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51692 <5>
      • Emmaus Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmaus Cemetery
      • Hopkins Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hopkins Cemetery is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
      • Battery Park Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battery Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Battery Park Cemetery is located in Isle of Wight County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battery Park Cemetery
      • Hebrew Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Hampton City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Pleasant Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hampton City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Cemetery
      • Lincoln Park Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lincoln Park Cemetery is located in Hampton City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Park Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Morrison Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1479127  (Morrison Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1479127 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Newport News North
      • County: Newport News (city)         Elev: 9
      • Location given for GNIS #1479127 (Morrison Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Morrison Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0685, Longitude: -76.4883       In this case, the coordinates for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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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