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:
34.8084, -88.2356
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 Tishomingo County<2>.
The county seat for Tishomingo County is located in Iuka. Iuka lies just 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 24 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.
- Bishop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Gover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gover Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gover Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moores Chapel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Chapel Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Toenail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Toenail Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toenail Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Opossum Trot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Opossum Trot Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum Trot Cemetery
- Burnsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burnsville Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Boothe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boothe Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe Cemetery
- Little Flock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Snowdown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Iuka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- Burnsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Holcut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Oldham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Short
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Paden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Riverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Glens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Jacinto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tishomingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Bishop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Searcy Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Altitude
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Cherokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Tishomingo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Cherokee
- Iuka
- Jacinto
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 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 Tishomingo 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 #689947 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #689947 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: Tishomingo
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iuka
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8084234 Lon: -88.2355984
- 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 Tishomingo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |