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 Mooar (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 Mooar. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Mooar is located in Lee County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Des Moines, Henry, Van Buren, Hancock (IL), Henderson (IL) & Clark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Mooar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mooar:
- Lee County (The home county of Mooar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Sandusky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Keokuk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Galland is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vincennes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Argyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Fort Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Donnellson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Des Moines County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- West Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Lowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonaparte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Lima
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Marcelline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Loraine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ursa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mendon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hancock County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Warsaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elvaston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Sutter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Niota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ferris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Basco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colusa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Lomax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <1>
- Iowa Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Carman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Terre Haute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- McDonough County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Colmar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Clark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Francisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Wayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Dumas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Clark City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Revere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peaksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Kahoka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Patrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Medill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Medill is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Anson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Lewis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- La Grange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sellers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Weber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weber is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- New Court Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Scotland County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Granger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Arbela
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gorin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- South Gorin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mooar, see our County-by-County Page for Mooar.
Cemeteries Near Mooar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mooar.
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 Mooar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mooar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Hickory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandinavian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Yellow Banks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oiler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Turner Plot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keokuk National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keokuk.
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keokuk Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95674 <2>
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- Sandusky Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd & Peevler 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mooar had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mooar, with the one closest to Mooar listed first.
- Summitville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summitville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sandusky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Keokuk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Galland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Galland is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Mount Clare
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Clare is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Warsaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sonora ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sonora is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Francisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Wayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Vincennes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mooar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mooar.
Newspapers Published in Mooar ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mooar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mooar, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mooar.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mooar:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Des Moines County
- Henry County
- Van Buren County
- Adams County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- McDonough County
- Clark County
- Lewis County
- Scotland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mooar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mooar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |