A visit to the Mount Moriah 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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
34.0637, -86.4283
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Oneonta. Oneonta lies just to the south southwest of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lamb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamb Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Clarence
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Painter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Painter Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Oneonta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23519 <5>
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Gibbs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibbs Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Chapel Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Bird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Brooksville.
- The Gunter / Dickson Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dickson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22504 <5>
- Alldredge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Alldredge Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alldredge Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Altoona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Altoona Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brooksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brooksville Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville Cemetery
- The Brooksville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brooksville Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #590261 <5>
- Sivley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Blackwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Daileys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moody Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Altoona - Walnut Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Walnut Grove.
- Cornelius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fridays Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Susan Moore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Clarence
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Wynnville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Bird ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Snead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Hoods Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bright Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Taits Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Altoona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highmound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- McLarty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Oneonta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Birdie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Blountsville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #123248 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123248 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clarence
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.063708 Lon: -86.4283186
- 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 Blount, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Moriah 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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