A visit to the Morrison 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 Morrison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morrison Cemetery:
39.0631, -80.3646
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morrison Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Weston. Weston lies just to the west southwest of the Morrison Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Morrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laurel Lick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Laurel Lick Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lick Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Life Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Life Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life Run Cemetery
- Jesse Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jesse Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Run Cemetery
- Straley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Straley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straley Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Smith Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Run Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Peterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7953 <5>
- Weston Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Broad Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Broad Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Machperlah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Machperlah Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machperlah Cemetery
- Old Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hill Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Berlin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Aberdeen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Jane Lew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McWhorter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Garton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Smith Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Cox Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Lost Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Lightburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Alkires Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Valley Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Abbott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Reger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Craigmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Tichenal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Teter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Quiet Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Hoover Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Sago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
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 Morrison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Morrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Morrison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586256 (Morrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586256 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: Lewis
- Topo Map Name: Berlin
- Location given for Morrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0631135 Lon: -80.3646357
- 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 Lewis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morrison 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. |