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:
39.5765, -79.6367
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 Preston County<2>.
The county seat for Preston County is located in Kingwood. Kingwood lies just to the south southwest 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 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Beech Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Run Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Run Cemetery
- Lenox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lenox Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Cemetery
- Parnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parnell Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
- Albright - St. Joe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dinkerberger Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fair View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Kingwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Kingwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Sisler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sisler Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisler Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379879 <5>
- Savage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Reedsville Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
- The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Ford Cemetery
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Webb Chapel Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Arthurdale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Arthurdale Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurdale Cemetery
- Howesville UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Sang Run Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Sang Run Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sang Run Cemetery
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Friendsville (MD).
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blooming Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80787 <5>
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Spring Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring Cemetery
- Teets Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Teets Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teets 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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Moriah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lenox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lenox is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Little Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Albright
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orr
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orr is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Bruceton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brandonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Kingwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Masontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Reedsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heathers Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Terra Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arthurdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Tunnelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elliottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Cheat Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
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. The following communities are located in Preston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandonville
- Gladesville
- Kingwood
- Terra Alta
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 Mt. Moriah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Preston 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 #1543674 (Mount Moriah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543674 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: Preston
- Est. Elev: 592 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valley Point
- Location given for Mount Moriah Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5764734 Lon: -79.6367167
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Preston, 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 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. |