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:
39.7029, -80.2981
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 Monongalia County<2>.
The county seat for Monongalia County is located in Morgantown. Morgantown lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast 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.
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
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- Core Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Core Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
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- Cumberledge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cumberledge Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberledge Cemetery
- Dye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dye Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
- Eakin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Eakin Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Cemetery
- New Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Miracle Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Miracle Run Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Pine Bank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Bank Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bank Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Woodruff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
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- Tennant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Lantz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lantz Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- Fordyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fordyce Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Lemley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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:
- Wana
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wadestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Miracle Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
- Jollytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Maple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Blacksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Ashtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Saint Cloud
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
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- Spraggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
- Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
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- Nettle Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Round Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
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- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Gump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
- Hundred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Metz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Hagans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
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- Holbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Grant Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Hoodsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Higbee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Aleppo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
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 Monongalia 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 helpful 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 Monongalia 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 #1543567 (Morris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543567 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: Monongalia
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wadestown
- Location given for Morris Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7028576 Lon: -80.2981302
- 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 Monongalia, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |