A visit to the Old 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 Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
33.4210, -88.1300
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Thomasson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomasson Family Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomasson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Reform.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358708 <5>
- Phoenix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Funderburk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Funderburk Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funderburk Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Coal Fire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Coal Fire Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Ethelsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ethelsville Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville Cemetery
- Zion Possum Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Strawbridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Strawbridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge Cemetery
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McShan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Coal Fire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Ethelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Macedonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Reform
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stansel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Millport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Archer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Fernbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Bell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kennedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Gordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Pickensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Ashcraft Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Beaver Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Old 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 Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Columbus
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Pickensville
- Reform
- Reform lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reform.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Old 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 Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135594 (Old Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135594 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: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ethelsville
- Location given for Old Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4209512 Lon: -88.1300285
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old 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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