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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Moores. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Moores to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Moores, 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 Moores (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 Moores. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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 Moores is historic, it would have been located within present day Pike County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Scott, Marion (MO), Pike (MO) & Ralls (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Moores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moores:
- Pike County (The home county of Moores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores, with the one closest to Moores listed first.
- Rockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Atlas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Pike
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Summer Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- El Dara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- New Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Kinderhook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores, with the one closest to Moores listed first.
- Beverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Plainville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Payson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Kellerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Marblehead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores, with the one closest to Moores listed first.
- Belleview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Mozier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kampsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Michael
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores, with the one closest to Moores listed first.
- Hillview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walkerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Eldred
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores, with the one closest to Moores listed first.
- Naples
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bluffs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Audrain County (MO)
- Vandalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores, with the one closest to Moores listed first.
- Whiteside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Louisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Silex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Elsberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Corso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Briscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mackville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Marion County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores, with the one closest to Moores listed first.
- Cave City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Hannibal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Helton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores, with the one closest to Moores listed first.
- Louisiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Tarrants
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Bowling Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cyrene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Frankford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Paynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Eolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sledd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Annada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Ashley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ralls County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores, with the one closest to Moores listed first.
- Saverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Madisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moores, see our County-by-County Page for Moores.
Cemeteries Near Moores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moores.
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 Moores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moores, with the one closest to Moores listed first.
- Bald Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moomey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wombles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brokaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pappenfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Shinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gates of Peace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Buffalo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Buffalo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jordan Buffalo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the south of Louisiana (MO).
- The Jordan Buffalo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buffalo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27810 <3>
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 Moores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moores, with the one closest to Moores listed first.
- Pike
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Atlas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Rockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Louisiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quincy Junction is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Junction
- Summer Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- McIntosh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McIntosh is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Hartford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stark is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- El Dara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Ashburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moores.
Newspapers Published in Moores ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moores, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moores.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Moores:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Scott County
- Audrain County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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 Moores, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |