A visit to the Moores 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 Moores Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moores Cemetery:
35.2079, -88.6767
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moores Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moores Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies just to the east southeast of the Moores Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moores Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Moores Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moores Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Curtis Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Curtis Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Hill Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Little Hatchie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
- McCalips Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Refuge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- The Refuge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Refuge Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17680 <5>
- Hurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Falcon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Falcon Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Cemetery
- McCullar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McCullar Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullar Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Bethesda Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethesda Memorial Gardens is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Memorial Gardens
- The Bethesda Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Bethesda Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9238 <5>
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
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 Moores Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moores Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rose Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Bethel Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Masseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Purdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Hornsby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Ramer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eastview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Finger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chewalla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Guys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Caffey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Stantonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Leapwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Middleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Essary Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Deanburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Adamsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sweet Lips
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Michie
(17 miles [27.4 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 Moores Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moores Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Henderson
- Middleton
- Purdy
- Selmer
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 helpful 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 Moores Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McNairy 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 Moores Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308702 (Moores Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308702 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rose Creek
- Location given for Moores Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2078609 Lon: -88.676718
- 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 McNairy, 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- Moores 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. |