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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:

31.2649, -95.5413

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 Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies just to the northeast 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • Hagan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Hagan Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan Cemetery
  • Mayes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mayes Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
  • Bynum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bynum Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Hunley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Hunley Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunley Cemetery
  • Rocky Mount Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
  • Porter Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rockland Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
  • Cook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery North Sector
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Glenwood Cemetery South Sector
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
    • Box Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Box Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Halls Field Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Halls Field Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Field Cemetery
    • Bogg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bogg Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogg Cemetery
    • Latexo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Latexo Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Latexo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Latexo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4760 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Cooper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Porter Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Crockett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Austonio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
  • Latexo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Lovelady
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Hickory Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Centerview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Grapeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pennington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Belott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Refuge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Refuge is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Friday
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
    • Russell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Russell is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Middleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kittrell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Kittrell is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Kennard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Harrison Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Salmon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Salmon is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon

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 Houston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Houston 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 #1363267  (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1363267 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: Houston
      • Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Porter Springs
      • Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.2649029     Lon: -95.5413376
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Houston, 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- 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.
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