A visit to the Moorhead 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 Moorhead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moorhead Cemetery:
33.4587, -90.5090
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moorhead Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moorhead Cemetery is located in Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies just to the west of the Moorhead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moorhead Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moorhead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moorhead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bayou Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bayou Hill Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Hill Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Willing Worker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Indianola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527113 <5>
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock of Ages Cemetery
- Indianola City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indianola Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Mt. Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Home Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Home Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moorhead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moorhead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moorhead
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Baird
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Faisonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Inverness
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Indianola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morgan City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Roundaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Itta Bena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Heathman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Doddsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Isola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jaketown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Roebuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Fort Loring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Schlater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- McNutt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Sidon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Shellmound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Cruger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Halstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Shaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Choctaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ruleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Helm
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Dunleith
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
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 Moorhead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sunflower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moorhead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Indianola
- Itta Bena
- McNutt
- Ruleville
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 Moorhead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Sunflower 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 Moorhead Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #673798 (Moorhead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #673798 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: Sunflower
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moorhead
- Location given for Moorhead Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4587305 Lon: -90.5089761
- 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 Sunflower, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moorhead 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. |
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