A visit to the Mount Moriah Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Moriah Cemetery (FG ID #2447623).
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:
34.7126, -81.2718
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in Chester. Chester 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 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Chester Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy River Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Armenia UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Old Purity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Purity Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Purity Cemetery
- Brushy Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brushy Fork Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Fork Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hope Cemetery
- Bethlehem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dennis Crosby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Dennis Crosby Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Crosby Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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:
- Gayle Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eureka Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lowrys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cornwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConnells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cabal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meador ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Blairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edgemoor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Tuckertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Union
- York
- York lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
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 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2447623
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1224728 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1224728 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baton Rouge
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7126383 Lon: -81.2717581
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Chester, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |