A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
36.4859, -88.7878
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- McFall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McFall Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethel Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Good Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Good Springs Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Old Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Water Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McConnell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Latham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- South Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ralston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Terrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Wingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fulgham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Lynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sedalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pryorsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Cayce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Dresden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tri City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Bell City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Rives
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Sidonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Protemus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Woodland Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
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 Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Martin
- Sharon
- Union City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Weakley 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322383 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322383 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McConnell
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4858938 Lon: -88.7878345
- 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 Weakley, 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 drawn 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> | 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. |