A visit to the Mosses Creek 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 Mosses Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mosses Creek Cemetery:
35.1087, -88.7587
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mosses Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mosses Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mosses Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mosses Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mosses Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mosses Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eureka Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kirk Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carr Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Neatherly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Neatherly Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatherly Cemetery
- McCalips Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mathis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mathis Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Coleman Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grantham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wooten Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hatchie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hatchie Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Cemetery
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Springs Cemetery is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs Cemetery
- Essary Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ingle Cemetery is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle 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 Mosses Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mosses Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Essary Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Rose Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Creek is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chewalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chewalla is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Ramer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hornsby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falcon is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Selmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eastview is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Rogers Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Guys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guys is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Bethel Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Masseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caffey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Caffey is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Purdy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is also located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Tiplersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kossuth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
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 Mosses Creek 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 Mosses Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bolivar
- Corinth
- Falcon
- Middleton
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mosses Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Selmer
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 Mosses Creek 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 Mosses Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1294513 (Mosses Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294513 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: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pocahontas
- Location given for Mosses Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.108697 Lon: -88.7586654
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mosses Creek 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. |