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:
32.2865, -92.4124
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 Jackson Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Jackson Parish is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Chatham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Chatham Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Greater Apostolic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tippen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tippen Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippen Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Frantom Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eros Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Eros Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros Cemetery
- Bonett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonett Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonett Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Chatham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Nash ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Zoar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Eros
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vixen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Lapine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Cartwright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Sikes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Forksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Choudrant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ansley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- North Hodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- East Hodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Bosco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Frost Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Quitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hodge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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. The following communities are located in Jackson Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Jackson Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 #541293 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #541293 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
- Parish: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatham
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2865424 Lon: -92.4123658
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Jackson, 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 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'. |
| <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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |