A visit to the Moorman 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 Moorman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moorman Cemetery:
34.4009, -87.8231
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moorman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moorman Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Moorman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moorman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Moorman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moorman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wingo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wingo Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wingo Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Russellville.
- Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Russellville.
- Pounders - Quinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lawler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- Grissom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Grissom Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery
- The Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgar Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- McWright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McWright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWright Cemetery
- The McWright Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen - McRight Cemetery
- McRight Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24378 <5>
- Pounders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pounders Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounders Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Mountain Home Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Friendship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friendship Cemetery
- The Old Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove FWB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394766 <5>
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Robinson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Robinson Cemetery
- Keelen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Keelen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelen Cemetery
- Steadham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Steadham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadham Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moorman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moorman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Belgreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Spruce Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phil Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Churntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burntout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Vina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Littleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Denton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Haleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Littleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Pebble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Thornhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Boar Tush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- White House Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Red Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Moorman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moorman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Hamilton
- Phil Campbell
- Red Bay
- Russellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Moorman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Moorman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136208 (Moorman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136208 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Isbell
- Location given for Moorman Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4009297 Lon: -87.8230886
- 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 Franklin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moorman 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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