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:
36.7098, -81.7760
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Moore Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Moore Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moore Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Ketchum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ketchum Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Old Glade Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Emory & Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Emory & Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory & Henry Cemetery
- Astin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Astin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astin Cemetery
- Neff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Neff Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neff Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1509563 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Lodi
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Masada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Drowning Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Glade Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fleet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alvarado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Clinchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Chilhowie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Green Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Lindell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Seven Mile Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Glenford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Shingletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Whitetop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saltville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abingdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Allison Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Grayson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Adwolf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Lowland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Cardwell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Green Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Fuller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Damascus
- Glade Spring
- Saltville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Moore Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1485535 (Moore Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485535 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 646 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Damascus
- Location given for Moore Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7098368 Lon: -81.7759544
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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 Virginia's counties, including Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
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