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 #86026).
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:
39.7791, -87.0746
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Parke County<2>.
The county seat for Parke County is located in Rockville. Rockville lies just to the west of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery ...
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery was established in 1881.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Raccoon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Raccoon Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Seybold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Seybold Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybold Cemetery
- Bruin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bruin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Roach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Vandever - Brisco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clodfelter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clodfelter Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clodfelter Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Britton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Britton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Bellmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portland Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Judson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Billie Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blakesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grange Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Parke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Bloomingdale
- Bridgeton
- Greencastle
- Marshall
- Rockville
- Russellville
- Waveland
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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Parke 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: #86026
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439605 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439605 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: Parke
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bellmore
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7803209 Lon: -87.075012
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Parke, 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 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. |