A visit to the Morgan 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 Morgan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morgan Cemetery:
39.5073, -80.5295
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Morgan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Morgan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Pricetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ice Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Cemetery
- Kilcoyne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kilcoyne Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilcoyne Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Lieuts - Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Snodgrass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Snodgrass Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodgrass Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
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- Burchfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burchfield Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchfield Cemetery
- Willey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Willey Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Cemetery
- Chutes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chutes Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chutes Cemetery
- Wetzel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Hildreth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
- Scritchfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Scritchfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scritchfield Cemetery
- Rymer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rymer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer Cemetery
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayhurst Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayhurst Cemetery
- Ice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ice Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Cemetery
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 Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morgan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Bane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Rymer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
- Logansport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Big Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Kodol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Barker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Metz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Anthem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Jimtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Wyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Mannington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Rosebud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Atwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Hundred
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Lumberport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Haywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Iuka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
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 Morgan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morgan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Morgan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wetzel 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 Morgan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1543537 (Morgan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543537 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Run
- Location given for Morgan Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5073065 Lon: -80.5295368
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Wetzel, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morgan 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. |