A visit to the Mount Moriah 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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
33.3010, -89.3453
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Ackerman. Ackerman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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.
- Hemphill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- French Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The French Camp Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp Cemetery
- Weir Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Weir Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Weir Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Chapel Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- First Unity UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keen Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Keen Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Keen Family Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Keen Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Ackerman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2480824 <5>
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Eades Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eades Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eades Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- White Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Hamrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hamrick Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick Cemetery
- Bankston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- Covenant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Covenant Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Penderville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Penderville Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penderville Cemetery
- South Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The South Union Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Ackerman.
- The Providence Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62191 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- French Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weir
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- McCool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Ackerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Langley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Ethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Reform
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Sibleyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Kilmichael
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sturgis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eupora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sapa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Hinze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Auris ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Hesterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Louisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Double Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Mathiston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minerva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Kosciusko
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Walthall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
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 Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Eupora
- French Camp
- Kilmichael
- Kosciusko
- Louisville
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 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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Choctaw 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707517 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707517 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: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weir
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3009583 Lon: -89.3453479
- 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 Choctaw, 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- 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> | 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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