Morristown in Hamblen County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Morris Cemetery

Morristown Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2015

1. Morristown Cemetery Marker

Inscription. A few yards east is the family graveyard of the founders of Morristown. In 1787, Gideon, Daniel and Absalom Morris, formerly of the Watauga Settlement, received grants in this area, from which Gideon deeded the land on which the town was built.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1B42.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 36° 12.482′ N, 83° 17.333′ W. Marker is in Morristown, Tennessee, in Hamblen County. It is at the intersection of Cumberland Street and Louise Aveue, on the left when traveling north on Cumberland Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morristown TN 37813, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hamblen County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hamblen County Mideast Wars Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hamblen County World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Caught in the Crossfire (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hannah J. Price (approx. 0.6 miles

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away); Hamblen County POW/MIA Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hamblen County Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Phillips House (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morristown.

Morristown Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, January 17, 2015

2. Morristown Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,574 times since then and 73 times this year. Last updated on January 22, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.