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:
38.3951, -81.4732
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 Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Morris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Morris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rummell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rummell Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rummell Cemetery
- Vickers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Jarretts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jarretts Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Cemetery
- Rock Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery 2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery 2 is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery 2
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Elk Hills Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elk Hills Memorial Park is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hills Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elk Hills Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Big Chimney.
- The Elk Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Copen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175397 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Deer Run - Keaton - Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Given Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Given Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Given Cemetery
- Westfall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall Cemetery
- Lacy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lacy Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lacy Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Charleston.
- The Lacy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lacy Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2547681 <5>
- Prouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Prouse Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prouse Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Pinch
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Jarretts Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Coco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Three Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Elkview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Chimney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Wills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Coal Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fork
- Youngs Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Airport Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Falling Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Kanawha City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Malden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Reamer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- South Ruffner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Clendenin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Legg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Dupont City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont City
- Loudendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loudendale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudendale
- Marmet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Witcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Witcher is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher
- Wellford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
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. The following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle
- Belle lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Morris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Charleston
- Clendenin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kanawha 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 #1543564 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543564 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Creek
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3950987 Lon: -81.473176
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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 Kanawha, 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- 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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