Welcome to Moore ...

So far, we found very little information about Moore. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Moore to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Moore, please Contact Us.

Moore would have been located within present day Adams County<2>.

The location of Moore has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Moore is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Moore was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Moore still existed, it would have been in the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Moore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Moore: This one is located in Adams County and the other is located in Belmont County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 33 communities that are also named Moore - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moore.

Communities near Moore ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moore.

• West Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <5>
• Manchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Peebles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
  • Peebles is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <5>
• Vanceburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <5>
• Winchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Seaman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Seaman is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <5>
• Russellville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
• Cherry Fork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
  • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
• Rarden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
  • Rarden is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <5>
• Sinking Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
  • Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Moore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moore.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moore. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moore.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Moore. See our Newspapers Page for Moore.

Adding Moore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moore in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Moore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Moore post office opened in 1861.

We also found Moore in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/