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 Moorland (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 Moorland. 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 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.
Moorland is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Boone, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Moorland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moorland:
- Webster County (The home county of Moorland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moorland, with the one closest to Moorland listed first.
- Tara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Barnum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Callender
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Otho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Dodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Kalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Slifer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
- Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Palm Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Gowrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moorland, with the one closest to Moorland listed first.
- Boxholm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mound
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Fraser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moorland, with the one closest to Moorland listed first.
- Somers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Knierim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Knierim is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rinard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Farnhamville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Manson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Lohrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Wightman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wightman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Jolley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jolley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Pomeroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Carroll County
- Lanesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moorland, with the one closest to Moorland listed first.
- Paton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Churdan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Dana
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Farlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Grand Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moorland, with the one closest to Moorland listed first.
- Stratford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stanhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Kamrar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moorland, with the one closest to Moorland listed first.
- Pioneer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Dakota City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Humboldt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gilmore City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rutland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Bradgate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Hardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Bode
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Livermore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moorland, with the one closest to Moorland listed first.
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rolfe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fonda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moorland, with the one closest to Moorland listed first.
- Woolstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Eagle Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goldfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moorland, see our County-by-County Page for Moorland.
Cemeteries Near Moorland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moorland.
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 Moorland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moorland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moorland, with the one closest to Moorland listed first.
- Our Lady of Good Council Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fulton Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
- The Elkhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elkhorn Twp. Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mizpah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- The Mizpah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fulton Twp. Mizpah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95484 <2>
- Callender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- C C Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Olafs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calvary United Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Lizzard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Danish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willowledge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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, Moorland had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Moorland had a population of 158 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moorland, with the one closest to Moorland listed first.
- Tara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Callender
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Barnum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Otho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Dodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Coalville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clare is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Gowrie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Farnhamville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Border Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Evanston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Judd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Judd is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
- Harcourt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moorland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moorland.
Newspapers Published in Moorland ...
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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moorland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moorland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moorland.
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 Moorland:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Humboldt County
- Pocahontas County
- Wright 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 Moorland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moorland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |