A visit to the Moores Chapel 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 Moores Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moores Chapel Cemetery:
34.8440, -88.2248
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moores Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moores Chapel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County<2>.
The county seat for Tishomingo County is located in Iuka. Iuka lies just to the southeast of the Moores Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moores Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Moores Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moores Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Gover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gover Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gover Cemetery
- Toenail Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Toenail Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toenail Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Beall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beall Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beall Cemetery
- North Cross Roads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Opossum Trot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Opossum Trot Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum Trot Cemetery
- Burnsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burnsville Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Snowdown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moores Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moores Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iuka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Short
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Oldham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Holcut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Glens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jacinto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Paden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Tishomingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Cherokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Searcy Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
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 Moores Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tishomingo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moores Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Cherokee
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Moores Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Jacinto
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Moores Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tishomingo 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 Moores Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #689944 (Moores Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #689944 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: Tishomingo
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iuka
- Location given for Moores Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8439782 Lon: -88.2247642
- 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 Tishomingo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Moores Chapel 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. |