About Morton Cemetery
Morton Cemetery is a cemetery near Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas. The grounds sit at about 85 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Mirabeau B. Lamar, John Matthew Moore and Hilmar Moore. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1341954. The nearest other listed cemetery is Faithe Thomas Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rodney F Byrd Funeral Directors in Richmond, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 79 cemeteries we list in Fort Bend County, and 36 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 79 listings in Fort Bend County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Richmond. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Morton Cemetery
Among them: 1 journalist, 1 US representative, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Mirabeau B. Lamar1798-1859American politician
- John Matthew Moore1862-1940American rancher and politician
- Hilmar Moore1920-2012American politician
- James Long1793-1822Leader of the filibuster long expedition
- Dorethea Marie Guenther1894-1968
- John Matthew Moore Jr.1892-1975American politician
- Lottie Dyer1865-1924
- Mark S. Esposito1956-2007American filmmaker
People whose Wikidata entry gives Morton Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
29.58607, -95.76356
What Morton Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Faithe Thomas CemeteryRichmond, TXCemetery0.5 mi
- Mount Carmel CemeteryRichmond, TXCemetery0.6 mi
- Feris Family CemeteryRichmond, TXFamily cemetery0.6 mi
- San Gabriel CemeteryRichmond, TXCemetery1.0 mi
- San Grabiel CemeteryRichmond, TXCemetery1.0 mi
- Jones CemeteryRichmond, TXCemetery1.8 mi
- Jones CemeteryRichmond, TXCemetery3.2 mi
- Rosenberg CemeteryRosenberg, TXCemetery3.4 mi
- Greenlawn Memorial ParkRosenberg, TXMemorial park3.5 mi
- Wilderness Branch Baptist Church CemeteryRosenberg, TXBaptist cemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Morton Cemetery
- Rodney F Byrd Funeral Directors0.5 miFuneral home · Richmond · (281) 501-8209
- Community Rest Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Richmond · (281) 762-0932
- Caballero Ryder Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Rosenberg · (281) 238-4500
- Hernandez Funeral Home3.1 miFuneral home · Rosenberg · (281) 342-8803
- E P Compean Funeral Directors3.2 miFuneral home · Rosenberg · (281) 238-4443
- Gooden Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Rosenberg · (281) 342-9169
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