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A visit to the Moores Chapel Cemetery ...


The location of the Moores Chapel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moores Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moores Chapel Cemetery

Lat:   34.8440°   (34° 50' 38")

Lon:   -88.2248°   (-88° 13' 29")

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 .

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 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 Moores Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Tishomingo County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Moores Chapel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
    • Burnsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
    • Short
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
      • Short is located in Tishomingo County
    • Midway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tishomingo County
    • Oldham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
      • Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
    • Caryton ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
      • Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Riverton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Waterloo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
    • Glens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
      • Glens is located in Alcorn County
    • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
      • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Glen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
      • Glen is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Jacinto
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
        • Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
      • Paden
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
        • Paden is located in Tishomingo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Bishop
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
        • Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Farmington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
        • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
      • Tishomingo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Slab Town ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
        • Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Good Springs ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
        • Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Cherokee
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
        • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Searcy Town
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
        • Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
      • Nash Landing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
        • Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)

    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
    • Corinth
      • Corinth lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Moores Chapel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Corinth.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • 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
      • Jacinto lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Moores Chapel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jacinto.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Moores Chapel Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Bishop Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bishop Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    • Kirk Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kirk Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirk Cemetery
    • Gover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gover Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gover Cemetery
    • Toenail Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toenail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Toenail Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toenail Cemetery
    • Camp Ground Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Ground Cemetery
    • Patrick Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patrick Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Carpenter Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Beall Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beall Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beall Cemetery
      • North Cross Roads Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cross Roads Cemetery
      • Antioch Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Opossum Trot Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Opossum Trot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Opossum Trot Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Opossum Trot Cemetery
      • Burnsville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burnsville Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnsville Cemetery
      • Holder Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holder Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holder Cemetery
      • New Prospect Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
      • Mt. Joy Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Joy Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Snowdown Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Short Creek Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Creek Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #689944 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Iuka
      • County: Tishomingo         Elev: 176
      • Location given for GNIS #689944 (Moores Chapel Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Moores Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8440, Longitude: -88.2248       In this case, the coordinates for the Moores Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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