A visit to the Mount Moriah Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Moriah Cemetery (FG ID #2227246).
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:
38.5355, -88.9735
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the north northeast 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 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Romine Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Old Convenanter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Covenanter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harveys Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Whitchurch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Whitchurch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitchurch Cemetery
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Ennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ennis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Purdue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Purdue Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdue Cemetery
- Wham Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wham Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wham Hill Cemetery
- Peaceful Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jordan Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordan Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Chapel Cemetery
- Kell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell Cemetery
- Rabbit Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rabbit Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Grove Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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:
- Cartter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Texico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Odin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bannister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Central City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wamac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sandoval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Jefferson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Idlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Union Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Fairman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Mount Vernon
- Odin
- Odin lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Salem
- Salem lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sandoval
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 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2227246
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1821426 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821426 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem South
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5356045 Lon: -88.9739517
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Marion, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |