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A visit to the Mount Moriah Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery

Lat:   33.5660°   (33° 33' 57")

Lon:   -89.1887°   (-89° 11' 19")

The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.

The county seat for Webster County is located in Walthall. Walthall lies just to the west northwest of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Webster County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Moriah Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 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.

    • Sapa
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
    • Mathiston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eupora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
      • Eupora is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <4>
    • Clarkson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Clarkson is located in Webster County
    • Walthall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
      • Walthall is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Maben
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maben have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
      • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Fame
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
      • Fame is located in Webster County
    • Reform
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
    • Double Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
      • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Montevista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montevista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
      • Montevista is located in Webster County
    • Williams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
    • Hohenlinden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
      • Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Pheba
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mantee
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
        • Mantee is located in Webster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Bankston ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
        • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
      • Adaton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
        • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Woodland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
        • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Slate Spring
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
        • Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
      • Slate Springs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
        • Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 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 Webster 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
      • Eupora lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eupora.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
    • Maben

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Long Branch Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Branch Cemetery
    • Sapa Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sapa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sapa Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sapa Cemetery
    • Lollars Grove Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lollars Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lollars Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lollars Grove Cemetery
    • Henleys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henleys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henleys Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henleys Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Old Field Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Field Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Cemetery
    • La Grange Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Grange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The La Grange Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Grange Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Jordons Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jordons Cemetery is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordons Cemetery
      • Hays Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hays Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • The Hays Cemetery is located in Webster County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Walthall.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59774 <7>
      • Webster Memorial Gardens
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Webster Memorial Gardens is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Memorial Gardens
      • Church Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Liberty Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Eupora Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eupora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eupora Cemetery is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eupora Cemetery
      • Maben Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maben Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Maben Cemetery is located in Webster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maben Cemetery
      • Clarkson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Clarkson Cemetery is located in Webster County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clarkson Cemetery is located in Clarkson.
        • The Clarkson Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Clarkston Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarkson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2699657 <7>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #705710  (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #705710 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sapa
      • County: Webster         Elev: 132
      • Location given for GNIS #705710 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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 Webster, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5660, Longitude: -89.1887       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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