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Introduction ...

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

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

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 Mooresville (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 Mooresville. 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.

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 doctors and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Mooresville is historic, it would have been located within present day Prairie County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Prairie County: Arkansas, Lonoke, Monroe, White & Woodruff.

Below are the counties that are near Mooresville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mooresville:

  • Prairie County     (The home county of Mooresville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
    • Hickory Plains
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
    • Des Arc
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sand Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Screeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Screeton is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
    • Cuneo ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cuneo is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
    • Hazen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazen is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <2>
    • Little Dixie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
    • Biscoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Biscoe is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
    • De Valls Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Brasfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brasfield is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
    • Tollville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tollville is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
  • Faulkner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Otto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Otto is located in Faulkner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Vilonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Lonoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
    • Oak Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Carlisle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ward
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ward is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <2>
    • McCreanor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
    • Austin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Austin is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
    • Sisemore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
    • Cabot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <2>
    • Parnell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Parnell is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Lonoke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayou Meto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
    • Parkers Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
    • Seaton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Seaton is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
    • Brinkley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Fargo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Fargo is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Clarendon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Gravel Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • McAlmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • McAlmont is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlmont
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
    • Walker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Walker is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Griffithville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Griffithville is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Garner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McRae
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • McRae is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Beebe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Higginson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Higginson is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • West Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • West Point is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Kensett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Georgetown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Searcy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Judsonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Center Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Hill is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
  • Woodruff County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.
    • Gregory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gregory is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Flynn ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Flynn is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Cotton Plant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Howell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Howell is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Augusta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Colona is located in Woodruff County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mooresville, see our County-by-County Page for Mooresville.

Cemeteries Near Mooresville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mooresville.

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 Mooresville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mooresville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.

  • Powell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • McBee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dogwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dogwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cheek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Belcher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.

While we didn't find Mooresville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mooresville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mooresville, with the one closest to Mooresville listed first.

  • Hickory Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
  • Egbert ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Egbert is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert
  • Walker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Walker is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Butlerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Butlerville is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
  • Barrettsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Barrettsville is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
  • Garner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McRae
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McRae is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Wattensaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wattensaw is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattensaw
  • Des Arc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Beebe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Higginson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Higginson is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Carlisle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • West Point is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Ward
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ward is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <2>
    • Screeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Screeton is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mooresville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mooresville.

Newspapers Published in Mooresville ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mooresville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mooresville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mooresville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mooresville:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mooresville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Mooresville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.