A visit to the Mount Moriah 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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
38.0159, -87.0036
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Spencer County<2>.
The county seat for Spencer County is located in Rockport. Rockport lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Martins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- Meeks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Meeks Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Pinkston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston Cemetery
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Cemetery
- Old Sergeant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Sergeant Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sergeant Cemetery
- Hesson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hesson Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesson Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Tableman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tableman Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tableman Cemetery
- Stark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stark Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
- Hackleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hackleman Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kerr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Stateler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stateler Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateler Cemetery
- Buffaloville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Buffaloville Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville Cemetery
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Gentryville.
- The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial has also been known as:
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640694 <5>
- Gwaltney Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Chrisney
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Kercheval
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Gentryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lamar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Rockport Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Lewisport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tennyson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Santa Claus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Reo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Maceo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Heilman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Gonia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Yelvington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fulda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mariah Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Folsomville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
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 Spencer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chrisney
- Dale
- Dale lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Rockport
- Santa Claus
- Troy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Spencer 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439602 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439602 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: Spencer
- Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chrisney
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0158849 Lon: -87.0036071
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Spencer, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |
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