A visit to the West 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 West Mt. Moriah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
32.3954, -88.7762
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Mt. Moriah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies just to the east southeast of the West Mt. Moriah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the West Mt. Moriah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lad Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lad Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Fairchild Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Cemetery
- Semmes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Meridian Memorial Park is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meridian Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Meridian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1429432 <5>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Suqualena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tunnel Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Burwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Burwell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs Cemetery
- McLemore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McLemore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemore Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stenis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stenis Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nellieburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Hookston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Lost Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Meridian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Bailey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chunky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Vimville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lockhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Increase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Rio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Stonewall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Smith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
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 West Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Enterprise
- Hickory
- Marion
- Marion lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the West Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Meridian
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 West Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 West Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #684055 (West Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684055 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collinsville
- Location given for West Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3954205 Lon: -88.7761587
- 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 Lauderdale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West 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. |