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:
32.9298, -86.3480
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 Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies just 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 25 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.
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Duke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- O J Mooney Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Weogufka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weogufka Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka Cemetery
- Ham Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ham Lewis Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Lewis Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Miller - Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Rattle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Rattle Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Rattle Cemetery
- Stewarts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
- Quinsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Quinsey Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Swamp Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Swamp Creek Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Creek Cemetery
- Old Rockford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rockford Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Rockford Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McEwen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- McEwen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Site Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Site Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Dollar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Weogufka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pentonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Hissop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Stewartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Talladega Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Pine Grove Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Jumbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Verbena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Lightwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Titus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nixburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Gantts Quarry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Merrell Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Mountain Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Clanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Sylacauga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Equality
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Ray
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Kellyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Mignon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clanton
- Mignon
- Rockford
- Shelby
- Sylacauga
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Coosa 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 #135708 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135708 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flag Mountain
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.929845 Lon: -86.3480307
- 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 Coosa, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |