Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Moriah (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Moriah. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Moriah ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Moriah: Mt. Moriah
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Moriah. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Moriah.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Moriah is located in Hot Spring County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hot Spring County: Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Montgomery & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Moriah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Moriah:
- Hot Spring County (The home county of Mount Moriah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Bonnerdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bismarck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Saginaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Social Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Etta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Magnet Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Donaldson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Butterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Malvern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Caddo Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Arkadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Curtis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Joan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Meyers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Pearcy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Lake Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Piney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Mountain Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Hot Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Price
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Blue Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Jessieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Mazarn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Alamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Joplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Fir ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Caddo Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Manfred
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Mount Ida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Washita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Black Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Fannie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kirby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Pike City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Daisy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Antoine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Delight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Moriah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Langley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Murfreesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Aly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Chula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Moriah, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Moriah.
Cemeteries Near Mount Moriah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Moriah.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Moriah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Moriah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Mazarn Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ewing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wacaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howerton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Free Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Mount Moriah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Moriah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Meyers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Pearcy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elm ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Point Cedar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Point Cedar is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cedar
- Oma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- Mazarn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bismarck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Ophir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Moriah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Moriah.
Newspapers Published in Mount Moriah ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Moriah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Moriah, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Moriah.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Moriah:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hot Spring County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Garland County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Moriah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Moriah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |