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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 Moulton (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 Moulton. 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 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.

Moulton is located in Appanoose County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Appanoose County: Davis, Lucas, Monroe, Wapello, Wayne, Putnam (MO) & Schuyler (MO).

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

  • Appanoose County     (The home county of Moulton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Orleans
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Appanoose County
    • Coal City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Appanoose County
    • Udell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
    • Exline
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
      • Exline is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Centerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Clarkdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Darbyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rathbun
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathbun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
      • Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Cincinnati
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sunshine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Moravia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brazil
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • West Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
      • Mark is located in Davis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mark
      • From Moulton to Mark
    • Paris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Savannah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Davis County
    • Drakesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Steuben
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Davis County
    • Stiles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stiles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
      • Stiles is located in Davis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stiles
      • From Moulton to Stiles
    • Carbon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Davis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carbon
      • From Moulton to Carbon
    • Pulaski
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Floris
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chequest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chequest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
      • Chequest is located in Davis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chequest
      • From Moulton to Chequest
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Selection
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selection have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
      • Selection is located in Monroe County
    • Albia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Avery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avery
      • From Moulton to Avery
    • Georgetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Georgetown
      • From Moulton to Georgetown
    • Melrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Milton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
    • Selma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wapello County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Blakesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bidwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bidwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
      • Bidwell is located in Wapello County
    • Cliffland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ottumwa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dudley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • East Ottumwa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chillicothe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillicothe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
      • Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Agency
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Agency is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <2>
    • Eldon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Keb ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
      • Keb is located in Wapello County
    • Dahlonega
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Genoa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Genoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Genoa
      • From Moulton to Genoa
    • Seymour
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
    • Promise City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Confidence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Adair County (MO)
    • Danforth ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danforth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Adair County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Danforth
      • From Moulton to Danforth
  • Putnam County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Livonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Pearl City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Mendota
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mendota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
      • Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mendota
      • From Moulton to Mendota
    • Worthington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Unionville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
    • Saint John
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint John. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint John
      • From Moulton to Saint John
  • Schuyler County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Coatsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
      • Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
    • Glenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Lancaster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Julesburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Julesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
      • Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Julesburg
      • From Moulton to Julesburg
    • Queen City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Clifton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifton
      • From Moulton to Clifton
    • Downing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Downing is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Greentop
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Scotland County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moulton, with the one closest to Moulton listed first.
    • Kilwinning
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilwinning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
      • Kilwinning is located in Scotland County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kilwinning
      • From Moulton to Kilwinning
    • Memphis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Unity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Scotland County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Unity
      • From Moulton to Unity
  • Sullivan County (MO)
    • Pennville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pennville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in Sullivan County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pennville
      • From Moulton to Pennville

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

Cemeteries Near Moulton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moulton.

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 Moulton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Moulton had a population of 769 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Moulton had a population of 580 people.

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

  • Dean
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
    • Dean is located in Appanoose County
  • Monterey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Monterey is located in Davis County
  • West Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coatsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
    • Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
  • Udell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
    • Mark is located in Davis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mark
    • From Moulton to Mark
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Exline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
    • Exline is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Chariton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
    • Chariton is located in Putnam County (MO)
  • Unionville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Appanoose County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
  • Centerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Glenwood Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Junction
    • Glenwood Junction is located in Schuyler County (MO)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Forbush
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
      • Forbush is located in Appanoose County
    • Omaha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Putnam County (MO)
    • Glenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Moulton ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moulton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Moulton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Moulton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Moulton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<7> of Moulton.

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 Moulton:

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Moulton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Moulton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moulton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6859, Longitude: -92.6771