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:
31.9221, -86.0300
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the south 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 21 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.
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Orion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Orion Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion Cemetery
- Belsor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Belsor Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsor Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Israel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Cemetery
- Williams & Andrew Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McNeil - Townsend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tick Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Hill Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23121 <5>
- Hinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Carroll Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Meeksville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Orion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Ansley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Youngblood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- McClure Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Wingard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Pine Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Petrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Saco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Mossy Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pike 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 #163550 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163550 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ansley
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9220977 Lon: -86.0299544
- 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 Pike, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |