A visit to the Moon 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 Moon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moon Cemetery:
34.7698, -86.2836
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moon Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Moon Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Moon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Flanagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Flanagan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Trenton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hollytree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollytree Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- Rouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rouse Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Cemetery
- Maples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maples Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Cemetery
- Morring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morring Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morring Cemetery
- Pleasant Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Pleasant Groves
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Gurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Lim Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baileytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brownsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Larkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Skyline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Tupelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Maynard Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Estillfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Ryland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Aspel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Country Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 either 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 Moon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Moon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122980 (Moon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122980 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 482 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hollytree
- Location given for Moon Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7698097 Lon: -86.2835965
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moon 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. |