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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   37.3654°   (37° 21' 55")

Lon:   -77.8993°   (-77° 53' 57")

The Moores Cemetery is located in Amelia County<1>.

The county seat for Amelia County is located in Amelia Court House. Amelia Court House lies just to the west southwest of the Moores Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Moores Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moores Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grub Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grub Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grub Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grub Hill Cemetery is located in Amelia County
  • Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutch Reformed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rennie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rennie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rennie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rennie Cemetery is located in Amelia County
  • Sappony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sappony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sappony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sappony Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
  • Skinquarter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Amelia County
  • Piedmont Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piedmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piedmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Amelia County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Flower Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flower Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flower Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Big Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Oak Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Grace Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Powhatan County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Gills Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gills Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Farley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farley Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Craddock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craddock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Craddock Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Amelia County
    • Centenary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centenary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Centenary Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Moores Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moores Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Amelia County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Moores Cemetery:

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 #1497796  (Moores Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1497796 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Amelia Court House
    • County: Amelia         Elev: 88
    • Location given for GNIS #1497796 (Moores Cemetery)

The official website for Amelia County: www.ameliacova.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Amelia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Moores Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3654, Longitude: -77.8993    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
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