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A visit to the Morrison United Methodist Church (UMC) 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 UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morrison UMC Cemetery:

38.6994, -80.6220

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morrison UMC Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Morrison UMC Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.

The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies just to the west southwest of the Morrison UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Morrison UMC Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Morrison UMC Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morrison UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sutton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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  • Newville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Newville Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
  • Flatwoods Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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  • Fisher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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  • Sutton Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Sutton Family Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sutton Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sutton.
  • Braxton County Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ware Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Ware Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
  • Hamner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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  • Hamner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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  • Stone Run Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Stone Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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  • Shaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Shaver Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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  • Camden Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Camden Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Morton Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morton Family Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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    • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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    • Ellison Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ellison Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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    • Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located in Braxton County
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      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located between<5> the communities of Heaters and Rollyson.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Rollyson.
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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    • Baker Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Baker Ridge Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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    • Kniceley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Kniceley Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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    • Fisher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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    • Highwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Highwood Cemetery is located in Braxton County
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    • Big Run Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Big Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morrison UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morrison UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Corley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Corley is located in Braxton County
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  • Flatwoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • McNutt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • McNutt is located in Braxton County
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  • Palmer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmer is located in Braxton County
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  • Heaters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sutton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lloydsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
  • Rollyson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rollyson is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
  • Milroy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Milroy is located in Braxton County
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  • Falls Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
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  • Bulltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bulltown is located in Braxton County
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  • Napier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Napier is located in Braxton County
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  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Exchange
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gassaway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Replete
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Replete is located in Webster County
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    • Little Birch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Birch is located in Braxton County
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    • Arnett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Arnett is located in Braxton County
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    • Canfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Canfield is located in Braxton County
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    • Big Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Run is located in Webster County
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    • Knawl
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Knawl is located in Braxton County
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    • Chapel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Chapel is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
    • Duffy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Duffy is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
    • Orlando
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Orlando is located in Braxton County
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    • Burnsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 UMC Cemetery. The following communities are located in Braxton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morrison UMC 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 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 UMC Cemetery:

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 UMC Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2586214  (Morrison United Methodist Church Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586214 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: Braxton
    • Topo Map Name: Newville
    • Location given for Morrison United Methodist Church Cemetery:
    • Lat: 38.6993633     Lon: -80.6219655
    • 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 Braxton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morrison UMC 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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