A visit to the Morton Family 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 Morton Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morton Family Cemetery:
38.6534, -80.6588
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morton Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morton Family Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.
The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies just to the west northwest of the Morton Family Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Morton Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morton Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Braxton County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ellison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Camden Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Camden Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Hill Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Baker Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Baker Ridge Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge Cemetery
- Sutton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sutton Family Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Family Cemetery
- 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.
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Morrison UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrison UMC Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison UMC Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Cutlip Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cutlip Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlip Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Frame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Otter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Otter Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Cemetery
- Bealls Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bealls Mill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealls Mill Cemetery
- Stone Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stone Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Run Cemetery
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 Morton Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morton Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sutton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Palmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
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- McNutt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McNutt is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Birch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Lloydsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Corley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Gassaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heaters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Erbacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Exchange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Rollyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
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- Herold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
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- Big Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Replete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Falls Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Bulltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Napier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Frametown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Birch River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
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 Morton Family Cemetery. The following communities are located in Braxton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morton Family 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 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 Morton Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Braxton 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 Morton Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2586282 (Morton Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586282 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: Sutton
- Location given for Morton Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6534188 Lon: -80.658771
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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 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 '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- Morton Family 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |