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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:

31.9193, -86.9080

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 Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Monterey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Monterey Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ridgeville Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
  • Pine Flat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
  • Watts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Watts Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
  • Snow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Snow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
  • Crum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beard Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
  • Bragg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Crenshaw Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Crenshaws Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Crenshaws Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaws Cemetery
    • Old Snow Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Snow Hill Cemetery
    • Butler Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cox Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
    • Purefoy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Purefoy Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purefoy Cemetery
    • Solomon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Solomon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Manningham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Manningham Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningham Cemetery
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
    • Sills Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Sills Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
    • Soles Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Soles Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soles Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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:

  • Pine Apple
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Forest Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Awin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Awin is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
  • Furman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Furman is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Schuster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Schuster is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
  • Snow Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • McBrydes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
  • Caledonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Oak Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Shacklesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shacklesville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
  • Bragg's
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
  • Ackerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • McWilliams
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
    • Minter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Minter is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
    • Carlowville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlowville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
    • Mixonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
    • Richmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Richmond is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Commerce
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Commerce is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Butler 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 #135776  (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135776 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: Butler
      • Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pine Apple North
      • Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9193162     Lon: -86.9080373
      • 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 Butler, 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- 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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