A visit to the Moore 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 Moore Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moore Cemetery:
35.6192, -84.7430
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moore Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moore Cemetery is located in Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the south southwest of the Moore Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moore Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Moore Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moore Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Roork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Roork Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roork Cemetery
- Peak - Hornsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Peak - Hornsby Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Peak - Hornsby Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak - Hornsby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peak - Hornsby Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Akeman Crossroad.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16940 <5>
- Leuty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Leuty Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leuty Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Hutsell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hutsell Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutsell Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Hickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Ewing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Turkeypen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turkeypen Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeypen Cemetery
- Mt. Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Wesley Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Wesley Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moore Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Akeman Crossroad
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cute ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Lakewood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Surprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prigmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Pioneer Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Roddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Goodfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Glen Alice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Niota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Beta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Bell Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Sweetwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Bryan Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Cumberland Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Moore Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meigs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Rockwood
- Spring City
- Sweetwater
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Moore Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Meigs 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 Moore Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1294262 (Moore Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294262 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: Meigs
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tranquillity
- Location given for Moore Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6192388 Lon: -84.7429976
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Meigs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moore 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. |