Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Moriah (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Moriah. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Moriah ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Moriah: Mt. Moriah
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Moriah. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Moriah.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Moriah is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Moriah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Moriah:
- Jackson County (The home county of Mount Moriah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Ripley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Angerona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Fairplain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Hereford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Statts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Kenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Cabell County
- Culloden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Pink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Rocksdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Island Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Sissonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Legg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Aarons
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Cross Lanes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nitro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Sattes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Saint Albans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elkview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Wellford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Letart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Arbuckle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Grimms Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Flatrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Sassafras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- New Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Arlee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Hartford City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Paradise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sigman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Red House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Eleanor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Morgans Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Flint Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Zona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Cicerone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Reedy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Walton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Millard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Graux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Triplett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Looneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Peewee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Creston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Leachtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mineral Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Youba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Carlton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Gallipolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kyger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Bladen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Westbrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Letart Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Dorcas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Syracuse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Pomeroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Moriah, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Moriah.
Cemeteries Near Mount Moriah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Moriah.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Moriah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Moriah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Sayre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Staats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Casto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cottageville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Ripley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McGraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (845 more) ...
- Big Spruce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sayre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Moriah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Moriah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Moriah, with the one closest to Mount Moriah listed first.
- Parchment Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Evans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evans is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Angerona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Given
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Given is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Given
- Fairplain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Gunville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gunville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunville
- Cottageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Mentor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Elmwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Edgar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Statts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Hereford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Moriah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Moriah.
Newspapers Published in Mount Moriah ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Moriah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Moriah, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Moriah.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Moriah:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Moriah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Mount Moriah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |