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:
40.3350, -93.8119
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 Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Bethany. Bethany lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Stoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Lilly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lilly Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Cemetery
- Yankee Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Yankee Ridge Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Ridge Cemetery
- Springer Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wild Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wild Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Brummitt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brummitt Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummitt Cemetery
- Cat Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cat Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek Cemetery
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- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Akron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Akron Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Cemetery
- Buntin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Buntin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntin Cemetery
- Phillebaum Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Phillebaum Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillebaum Cemetery
- Willis Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fox Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Groff Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Groff Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groff Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Mount Moriah
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Modena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Cainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gardner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Blythedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blythedale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Akron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Akron is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burrows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Brimson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Spickard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Tindall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Pleasanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Coffey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
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 Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethany
- Blythedale
- Cainsville
- Davis City
- Eagleville
- Gilman City
- Lamoni
- Mercer
- New Hampton
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Princeton
- Ravanna
- Ridgeway
- Spickard
- Trenton
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 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:
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- Pages specific to Harrison 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 #722784 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722784 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Moriah
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3350055 Lon: -93.8118925
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Harrison, 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. |