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:
34.9681, -88.9364
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 Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- New Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Temple Apostolic Church Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Walnut.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992335 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Hensley & Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marlowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Marlowe Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlowe Cemetery
- Coker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chalybeate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chalybeate Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Cemetery
- Harden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harden Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Cemetery
- Old Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Camp Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Cemetery
- Tiplersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
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]<3> of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tiplersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Rogers Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falkner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Essary Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Saulsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Whitten Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Grand Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chewalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Hickory Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Gravestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Kossuth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Michigan City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hightown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- La Grange
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Snow Lake Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Ramer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hornsby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Lowrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Allentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Bolivar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Bolivar
- La Grange
- Middleton
- Ripley
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 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 Tippah 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 #694062 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694062 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9681458 Lon: -88.9364492
- 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 Tippah, 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 things 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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