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 #30337).
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:
38.9357, -94.5783
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast 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 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Douglas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Linwood Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Woolford Farm Horse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Noland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sechrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loose Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Loose Memorial Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loose Memorial Park
- Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Ganzer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ganzer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganzer Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Mound Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Floral Hills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills 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:
- New Santa Fe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Indian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Holmes Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martin City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Leawood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Overland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mission Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Mission Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Belvidere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Fairway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Countryside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Westwood Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Loch Lloyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Roeland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mission
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <5>
- Belton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Merriam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lenexa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Unity Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Little Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argentine
- Belton
- Grandview
- Lenexa
- Merriam
- Overland Park
- Raytown
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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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: #30337
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722782 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722782 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grandview
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9355623 Lon: -94.5794
- 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 Missouri's counties, 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 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. |