A visit to the 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 Moriah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moriah Cemetery:
41.7234, -78.9434
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moriah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moriah Cemetery is located in McKean County<2>.
The county seat for McKean County is located in Smethport. Smethport lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Moriah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moriah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Moriah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lone Pine Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Kane.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198998 <5>
- Brookston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- St. Callistus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Greendale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Greendale Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Irvine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Irvine Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Snyder Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- McKean Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The McKean Memorial Park is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean Memorial Park
- Seven Dolors Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Seven Dolors Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Dolors Cemetery
- Bridge View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Bridge View Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge View Cemetery
- Weiler Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Weiler Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Weiler Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of North Warren.
- The Weiler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yankee Bush Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142104 <5>
- Westview Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Mead Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Riverview - Corydon Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roystone is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
- Sheffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Hoover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Donaldson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Saybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saybrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Henrys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mills
- Windy City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- James City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Kane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sheffield Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- McKinley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Westline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneham is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kinzua is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Russell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- Hemlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Sugar Run ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Run is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Run
- Kanesholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kanesholm is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesholm
- Tallyho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tallyho is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallyho
- Hermit Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Coontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coontown is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
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 Moriah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McKean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kane
- Kane lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Moriah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kane.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
- Sheffield
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 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 Moriah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to McKean 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 Moriah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1210195 (Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1210195 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: McKean
- Est. Elev: 529 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ludlow
- Location given for Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7233945 Lon: -78.9433699
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including McKean, 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 from Point A (ie- 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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