A visit to the Morriss 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 Morriss Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morriss Cemetery:
37.5188, -79.0245
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morriss Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morriss Cemetery is located in Amherst County<2>.
The county seat for Amherst County is located in Amherst. Amherst lies just to the north northwest of the Morriss Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Morriss Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morriss Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Christian Aid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Faulconer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Faulconer Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Amherst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Amherst Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amherst Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Amherst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49232 <5>
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- McIvor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McIvor Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Harrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rebecca Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rebecca Cemetery is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Arch Creek Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Creek Cemetery
- Allens Creek Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morriss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morriss Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sweet Briar Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Amherst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walkers Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Joshua Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Beckham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Winesap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Monitor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Madison Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Lavino Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Buffalo Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Sandidges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Abert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pedlar Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Boonsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Woodbine Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Spout Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Arrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
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 Morriss Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amherst County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morriss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Morriss Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Amherst 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 Morriss Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1470768 (Morriss Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1470768 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: Amherst
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amherst
- Location given for Morriss Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5187535 Lon: -79.0244673
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Amherst, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morriss 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. |