A visit to the Moorehead 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 Moorehead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moorehead Cemetery:
33.1635, -89.8587
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moorehead Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moorehead Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Moorehead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moorehead Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Moorehead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moorehead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brister Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister Cemetery
- Wilks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
- Eubanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eubanks Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Barksdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barksdale Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Whelin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whelin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelin Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Megee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Megee Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megee Cemetery
- Stokes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stokes Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Downer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Downer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Thurmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Brister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brister Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Bagley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bagley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Moorehead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moorehead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Durant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Possumneck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Rocky Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Auris ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sallis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Acona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Vaiden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ituma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Jones Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Zemuly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Coila
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Kosciusko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Langley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Pickens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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 Moorehead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moorehead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Kosciusko
- Lexington
- Pickens
- Vaiden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Moorehead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Moorehead Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706664 (Moorehead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706664 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West
- Location given for Moorehead Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1634609 Lon: -89.8586946
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, 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- Moorehead 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. |