Welcome to Mount Moriah ...

Mount Moriah is located in Butler County<1>.

The location of Mount Moriah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Moriah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Moriah: Mt. Moriah

Mount Moriah is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mount Moriah lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mount Moriah is within the boundaries of the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Mount Moriah ...

While we believe that this Mount Moriah is located in Butler County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Mount Moriah. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clay and Lawrence County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 20 communities that are also named Mount Moriah - they are located in Arkansas (3), Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (4) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Moriah.

Communities near Mount Moriah ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Moriah.

• Greenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Fort Deposit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
  • Fort Deposit is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Deposit <4>
• Gordonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
  • Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
• Pine Apple
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
  • Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
• Oak Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
• Forest Home
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Forest Home is located in Butler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <4>
• Awin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Awin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
  • Awin is located in Wilcox County
• Furman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Furman is located in Wilcox County
• Snow Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
• Schuster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
  • Schuster is located in Wilcox County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Moriah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Moriah.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Moriah. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Moriah.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Moriah. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Moriah.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Moriah ...

Looking for more information about Mount Moriah? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Moriah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Moriah.

Adding Mount Moriah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Moriah in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Moriah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Moriah post office opened in 1836.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Moriah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Moriah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/