A visit to the Moore 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 Moore Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moore Cemetery:
39.6373, -90.8037
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moore Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moore Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the south of the Moore Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moore Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Moore Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moore Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Pittsfield West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Tamsett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tamsett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamsett Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Simpkins - Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tripp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tripp Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Maysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Swiggett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Swiggett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiggett Cemetery
- Ifner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ifner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ifner Cemetery
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- Goodin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Pettis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pettis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Petersen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Petersen Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersen Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Lowder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lowder Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Time Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Time Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time Cemetery
- Griggsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moore Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pittsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Time
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Detroit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Griggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Baylis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- El Dara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Naples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Straut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Chambersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
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 Moore Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barry
- Baylis
- Griggsville
- Milton
- Naples
- Nebo
- Perry
- Perry lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Moore Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Pittsfield
- Pleasant Hill
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 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 Moore Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- 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 Moore Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725417 (Moore Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725417 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: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Salem
- Location given for Moore Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6372697 Lon: -90.8037402
- 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 Illinois' 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 '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- Moore 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. |