About Morriss Cemetery
Morriss Cemetery is a cemetery near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It lies about 4.8 mi north of Amherst. The grounds sit at about 781 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1470768. The nearest other listed cemetery is Wilson Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the north. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Driskill Funeral Chapel in Amherst, about 5.7 mi away. It is one of 45 cemeteries we list in Amherst County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Amherst County dates to 1850.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Amherst. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.51861, -79.02464
What Morriss 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
- Wilson CemeteryAmherst, VACemetery2.0 mi
- Lone Pine CemeteryMadison Heights, VACemetery4.3 mi
- Christian Aid CemeteryAmherst, VACemetery4.3 mi
- Williams CemeteryAmherst, VACemetery4.4 mi
- Sweet Briar Plantation Burial GroundAmherst, VACemetery4.5 mi
- Faulconer CemeteryAmherst, VACemetery4.6 mi
- Campbell CemeteryMadison Heights, VACemetery5.2 mi
- Amherst CemeteryAmherst, VACemetery5.4 mi
- McIvor CemeteryMadison Heights, VACemetery5.5 mi
- Hicks CemeteryLynchburg, VACemetery5.6 mi
Funeral homes near Morriss Cemetery
- Driskill Funeral Chapel5.7 miFuneral chapel · Amherst · (434) 946-5529
- Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory6.0 miCremation provider · Madison Heights · (434) 929-0055
- Whitten Monelison Chapel6.2 miFuneral home · Madison Heights · (434) 929-5712
- Davis & Turner Funeral Services9.5 miFuneral home · Lynchburg · (434) 846-9011
- Community Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Lynchburg · (434) 847-7775
- Franklin Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Lynchburg · (434) 846-1337
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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