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A visit to the Morton Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Morton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Morton Cemetery (FG ID #51238)

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 Morton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morton Cemetery has been estimated.<3>

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

Lat:   37.1843°   (37° 11' 3")

Lon:   -81.4639°   (-81° 27' 50")

The cemetery is located in Tazewell County<4>.

As an estimate, the Morton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Springville.

The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the southwest of the Morton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Morton Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Billips Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Dickenson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Wilburn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Mays Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mays Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Earls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Earls Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Sinkford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinkford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinkford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sinkford Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Sluss Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sluss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sluss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sluss Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Yates Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yates Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Peery Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peery Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Witten Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witten Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Witten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Witten Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Ireson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ireson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ireson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ireson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Harmon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Mathena Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mathena Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Billips Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Morton Cemetery.

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

  • Wittens Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Five Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
    • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
  • Adria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
    • Adria is located in Tazewell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Adria
    • From the Morton Cemetery to Adria
  • Tazewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <7>
  • Abbs Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bishop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bishop
    • From the Morton Cemetery to Bishop
  • Bishop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in Tazewell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bishop
    • From the Morton Cemetery to Bishop
  • Shraders
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shraders. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
    • Shraders is located in Tazewell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Shraders
    • From the Morton Cemetery to Shraders
  • Shawver Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pisgah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Little Town is located in Tazewell County
  • Thompson Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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 Morton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tazewell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morton 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 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 Morton Cemetery:

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 Morton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1485562  (Morton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1485562 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: Tiptop
    • County: Tazewell         Elev: 841
    • Location given for GNIS #1485562 (Morton Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #51238

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Morton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1843, Longitude: -81.4639       In this case, the coordinates for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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