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:
34.7681, -88.8998
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 just to the southwest 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Golden Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ripley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ripley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62318 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Tippah Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westminister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peoples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Wiers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiers Chapel Cemetery
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiers Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63611 <5>
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Ruckerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ruckerville Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckerville Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- New York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Lowrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lowrey Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- Medford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Medford Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Ripley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falkner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Tiplersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Lowrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Dumas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Whitten Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Gravestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Molino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Jumpertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hightown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Blackland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pine Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Kossuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Geeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Allentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Essary Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Canaan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
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
- Blue Mountain
- New Albany
- Ripley
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 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 #704678 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704678 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: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Falkner
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7681503 Lon: -88.8997831
- 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 drawn 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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