A visit to the Mossy Grove 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 Mossy Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mossy Grove Cemetery:
31.5313, -85.7644
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mossy Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Dale County<2>.
The county seat for Dale County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies just to the southeast of the Mossy Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mossy Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mossy Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mossy Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Ariton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2241409 <5>
- New Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Old Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Universalist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Pea River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pea River Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea River Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roeton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Roeton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sammon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sammon Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammon Cemetery
- Selgar Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strickland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Strickland Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
- Hamilton Crossroads Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hawhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hawhill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawhill Cemetery
- Claybank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Claybank Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holmes Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1179208 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mossy Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mossy Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ariton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Java
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Tennille
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Roeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Frisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Ozark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mixson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Arguta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Phillips Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Tarentum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Clintonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Elamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mabson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Brundidge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Brockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Fort Rucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Skipperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Wilkinstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Pronto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Level Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Clio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Mossy Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mossy Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Clio lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mossy Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Enterprise
- Ozark
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 Mossy Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Dale 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 Mossy Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #133517 (Mossy Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #133517 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: Dale
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brundidge SE
- Location given for Mossy Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5312777 Lon: -85.7643845
- 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 Dale, 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- Mossy Grove 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |