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 Moore's Bridge (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 Moore's Bridge. 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 Moore's Bridge ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Moore's Bridge: Moores Brg. (or less commonly used: Moores Brdg. or Moores Brdge.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Moore's Bridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moore's Bridge:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Moore's Bridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore's Bridge, with the one closest to Moore's Bridge listed first.
- Echola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Samantha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- New Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Buhl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Elrod
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Coker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
- Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <2>
- Lake Front Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Front Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Northport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
- Northport is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,075 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <2>
- Ingleside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Wood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Tuscaloosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscaloosa
- Tuscaloosa is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscaloosa <2>
- Alberta City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Holt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore's Bridge, with the one closest to Moore's Bridge listed first.
- Ashcraft Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Rossland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Bankston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Belk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Berry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Berry is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <2>
- Kirkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore's Bridge, with the one closest to Moore's Bridge listed first.
- Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Millport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Millport is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <2>
- Hightogy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore's Bridge, with the one closest to Moore's Bridge listed first.
- Gordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Gordo is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <2>
- Bell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Reform
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Reform is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <2>
- Stansel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Coal Fire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - McShan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Ethelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Benevola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Olney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Archer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore's Bridge, with the one closest to Moore's Bridge listed first.
- Corona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patton Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Patton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Coal Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Oakman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <2>
- Lowndes County (MS)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moore's Bridge, see our County-by-County Page for Moore's Bridge.
Newspapers Published in Moore's Bridge ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moore's Bridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moore's Bridge, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moore's Bridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Moore's Bridge:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lamar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pickens County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walker County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lowndes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Tuscaloosa County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Tuscaloosa County
Cemeteries Near Moore's Bridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moore's Bridge.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moore's Bridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moore's Bridge, with the one closest to Moore's Bridge listed first.
- Moores Bridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Bridge Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winn Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Mayfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Cemetery
- New Doublebranches Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Doublebranches Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Doublebranches Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
- Phillips Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Chapel Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Hannah UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- The Hannah UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hannah Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannah UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23244 <5>
- Continue List (540 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Traweek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traweek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traweek Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Moore's Bridge had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moore's Bridge, with the one closest to Moore's Bridge listed first.
- Lubbub
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Newtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Gordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Gordo is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <2>
- Palmetto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Samantha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- New Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Bell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Reform
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Reform is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <2>
- Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Coker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
- Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <2>
- Bankston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Coal Fire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Covin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Stough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Berry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Berry is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <2>
- Covin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moore's Bridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moore's Bridge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moore's Bridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Moore's Bridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moore's Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4487, Longitude: -87.7936 In this case, the coordinates for Moore's Bridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Moore's Bridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |