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:
39.1670, -80.5545
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 Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Morris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Morris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Big Isaac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Big Isaac Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Indian Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Indian Fork Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fork Cemetery
- Coldwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Woofter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woofter Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woofter Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCann Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McCann Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Run Cemetery
- Broad Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Broad Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Cemetery
- Post Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Post Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- Union Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Mission Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mission Cemetery
- Gee Lick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gee Lick Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gee Lick Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Big Isaac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Miletus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Tichenal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Coldwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Valley Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Lightburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Saint Clara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jane Lew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- McWhorter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Hurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Alum Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Cox Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Reynoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Vadis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Doak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Lost Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- O'Neill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
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 Morris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris 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 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 Harrison 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 #1543566 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543566 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 367 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Isaac
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1670344 Lon: -80.5545401
- 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 Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- 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. |
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