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:
33.3835, -88.1698
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 Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Phoenix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zion Possum Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ethelsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ethelsville Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville Cemetery
- Strawbridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Strawbridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge Cemetery
- Old El Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
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- Funderburk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Funderburk Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funderburk Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Coal Fire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Coal Fire Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Forest Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baptist Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- McShan
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Ethelsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Macedonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Coal Fire
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Archer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Stansel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Reform
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Pickensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Bell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Beaver Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Millport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fernbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Garden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Gordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ravine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- McMullen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aliceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lubbub
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Kennedy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
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 Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Columbus
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Pickensville
- Reform
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 Pickens 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 #138751 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138751 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ethelsville
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3834522 Lon: -88.1697523
- 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 Pickens, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |