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 #107043).
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:
41.5473, -88.0973
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Joliet.
The cemetery is located in Will County<2>.
Adjacent to the Mt. Moriah Cemetery and just to the northwest is the Saint Joseph Cemetery.
The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies just to the south southeast 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 4 miles [6.4 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.
- Illinois State Prison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Mary Nativity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hills of Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woodlawn Memorial Park #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- County Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zarley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elmhurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Cyrils Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Cyrils Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cyrils Cemetery
- Lockport South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Crest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Joliet
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Joliet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Fairmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Preston Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Preston Heights is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
- Ingalls Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalls Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Park
- Crystal Lawns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shorewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Romeoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brisbane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Lenox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Homer Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
- Manhattan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mokena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goodings Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Bolingbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Normantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Will County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bolingbrook
- Joliet
- Lemont
- Lockport
- Mokena
- Romeoville
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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Will 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: #107043
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413994 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413994 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: Will
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Joliet
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5480864 Lon: -88.0975596
- 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 Will, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |