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 ...
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jones County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Anderson - Minter Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Beech Cemetery
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Bynum Cemetery
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Coltins Cemetery
- The Coltins Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- County Line Cemetery
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Currie Cemetery
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Ellisville Cemetery
- The Ellisville Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Jordan Cemetery
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Lancaster Cemetery
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Murphy Cemetery
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Myrick Cemetery
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Odom Cemetery
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Ovett Cemetery
- The Ovett Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Pilgrim Cemetery
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Covington County
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- Tucker Cemetery
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Tularosa Cemetery
- The Tularosa Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Walters Cemetery
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Windham Cemetery
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Jones County
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- Woodlawn Cemetery
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jones County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Amy
- Amy is located in Jones County
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- Antioch
- Antioch is located in Jones County
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- Ellisville
- Errata
- Errata is located in Jones County
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- Goodluck
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
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- Hattiesburg
- Laurel
- Lux
- Lux is located in Covington County
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- Moss
- Moss is located in Jasper County
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- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
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- Ovett
- Ovett is located in Jones County
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- Petal
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Richton
- Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Sanford
- Sanford is located in Covington County
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- Service
- Service is located in Jones County
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- Soso
- Soso is located in Jones County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Whistler
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
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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 Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clara
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Laurel
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Richton
- Sandersville
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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 #707368 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707368 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lanham
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mt. Moriah Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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