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:
33.1148, -87.8909
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 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethesda Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Manatua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Manatua Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatua Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Romulus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Romulus Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Hopewell Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eatman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Eatman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatman Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Sealy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sealy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Caledonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Caledonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Mantua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Benevola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ralph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Foster's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elrod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Buhl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Gordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Coker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Aliceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Stansel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Echola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- McMullen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- West Greene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Powers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Moundville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Eutaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Akron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
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
- Eutaw
- Gordo
- Moundville
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 either 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 #158610 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158610 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: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mantua
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1148444 Lon: -87.8908497
- 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 '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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