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:
31.7571, -85.9605
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the north 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Rhodes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Ballard Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Murphree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Murphree Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
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- Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Paran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Paran Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paran Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Carroll Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Greene Hills Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23121 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Mossy Grove Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Troy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McClure Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Brundidge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pronto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Youngblood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Hallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Tarentum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilkinstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Meeksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Buckhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Ansley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Wingard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Social Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Vidette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
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. The following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mossy Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pike 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 #139939 (Mossy Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #139939 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy
- Location given for Mossy Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7571024 Lon: -85.9605056
- 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 Pike, 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- 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. |