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:
33.6654, -93.1127
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 Nevada County<2>.
The county seat for Nevada County is located in Prescott. Prescott lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Gulley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gulley Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Holleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Holleman Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holleman Cemetery
- Bluff City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bluff City Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Church Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge Cemetery
- Adams Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Chapel Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chapel Cemetery
- Purifoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Purifoy Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purifoy Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
- Barksdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Barksdale Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale Cemetery
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Mound Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Christopher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Christopher Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Serepta Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Camden.
- The Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Willie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164278 <5>
- Bragg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Bluff City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zama ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zama is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama
- Chidester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chidester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Reader
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reader is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Cale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Bragg City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Rosston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lufra is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
- Wyloe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
- Whelen Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whelen Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelen Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Laneburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Willisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Beirne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beirne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beirne
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stephens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vaden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vaden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden
- Boughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boughton is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boughton
- Gurdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bodcaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- College Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Cullendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Milner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Vanduzer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
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 Nevada County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Gurdon
- Prescott
- Rosston
- Stephens
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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Nevada 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 #52318 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52318 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: Nevada
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chidester
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6653898 Lon: -93.1126666
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Nevada, 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 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. |