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:
38.6559, -81.0665
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 Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Grantsville. Grantsville lies 18 miles [29 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 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Morris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Coen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Coen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coen Cemetery
- Matheny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Matheny Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheny Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- McCune Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCune Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Clark Jarvis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Jarvis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Jarvis Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Mollohan / Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sears Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bailey - Siers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mollohan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mollohan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollohan Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Cottrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cottrell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottrell Cemetery
- The Cottrell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cottrill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139735 <5>
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King 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 Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stinson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Mudfork
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Lydia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Losie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Oka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Elmira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Orma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Dink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Gould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Clem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Valley Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Arnoldsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Wilsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Strange Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Shock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Roxalana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Spread
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Rockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Frametown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 professional and volunteer 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 #1696972 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1696972 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chloe
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6559282 Lon: -81.0664992
- 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 Calhoun, 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 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. |