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Welcome to Moores ...

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.

Moores would have been located within present day Pike County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Moores is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Moores was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Moores was located: 217 & 447<4>

Communities Also Named Moores ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Moores - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moores.

Communities near Moores ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moores.

  • Bowling Green
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Louisiana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Barry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eolia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
    • Eolia is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <5>
  • Clarksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
  • Hull
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Hull is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <5>
  • New Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • New Canton is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Nebo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Moores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moores.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moores. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moores.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Moores. See our Newspapers Page for Moores.

Adding Moores to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moores in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Moores was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moores.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moores - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Moores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Moores area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.




 

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