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 #168056).
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:
38.0598, -85.1391
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Mount Eden.
The cemetery is located in Shelby County<3>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carpenter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Harrisonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479707 <1>
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Best Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Best Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beech Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bucy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bucy Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucy Cemetery
- Little Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Little Mount Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Cemetery
- New Liberty Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Petty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Corinth Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ingram Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Leathers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Buntain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Buntain Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntain Cemetery
- Thacker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Thacker Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- The Young Cemetery has also been known as:
- Munday Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335951 <1>
- Akins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Akins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins Cemetery
- Pennys Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pennys Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennys Chapel Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Little Page Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Little Page Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Page Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Picketts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Picketts Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picketts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Picketts Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Finchville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75528 <1>
- Collins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hancock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harrisonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Birdie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
- Avenstoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Figgs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sinai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
- Ashbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alton Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wakefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yoder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chaplin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Farmdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Castle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lawrenceburg
- Shelbyville
- Taylorsville
- Waddy
- Waddy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waddy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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: #168056
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Moriah Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |