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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 Moorefield (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 Moorefield. 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 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.

Moorefield is located in Switzerland County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Switzerland County: Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley, Carroll (KY) & Gallatin (KY).

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

  • Switzerland County     (The home county of Moorefield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moorefield, with the one closest to Moorefield listed first.
    • Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bennington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Switzerland County
    • Mount Sterling
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Avonburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vevay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
      • Vevay is located in Switzerland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <3>
    • Lamb
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
      • Lamb is located in Switzerland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lamb
      • From Moorefield to Lamb
    • East Enterprise
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
      • East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County
    • Florence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Antioch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Searcy Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Patriot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot
      • Patriot is located in Switzerland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patriot <3>
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moorefield, with the one closest to Moorefield listed first.
    • Bethlehem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Clark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <3>
    • Otto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Clark County
    • Nabb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nabb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
      • Nabb is located in Clark County
    • Marysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Clark County
    • Vesta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dearborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moorefield, with the one closest to Moorefield listed first.
    • Dillsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
      • Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <3>
    • Moores Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Hill
      • Moores Hill is located in Dearborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moores Hill <3>
    • Sparta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kyle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Manchester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lawrenceburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Guilford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorkville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Greendale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Greendale is located in Dearborn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • New Alsace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
      • Hidden Valley is located in Dearborn County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moorefield, with the one closest to Moorefield listed first.
    • Brooksburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
      • Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Manville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Canaan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryantsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • Middlefork
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlefork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
      • Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middlefork
      • From Moorefield to Middlefork
    • Smyrna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hanover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
    • Dupont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <3>
    • Kent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kent
      • From Moorefield to Kent
    • Chelsea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deputy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deputy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy
      • Deputy is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deputy <3>
  • Jennings County
  • Ohio County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moorefield, with the one closest to Moorefield listed first.
    • Bear Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rising Sun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Ohio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <3>
  • Parke County
  • Ripley County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moorefield, with the one closest to Moorefield listed first.
    • Lexington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
    • Blocher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Goshen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Boone County (KY)
  • Carroll County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moorefield, with the one closest to Moorefield listed first.
    • Ghent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
      • Ghent is located in Carroll County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <3>
    • Carrollton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Carroll County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
    • Prestonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
      • Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Locust
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
      • Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Locust
      • From Moorefield to Locust
    • Easterday
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Easterday. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterday
      • Easterday is located in Carroll County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Easterday
      • From Moorefield to Easterday
    • Langstaff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Langstaff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langstaff
      • Langstaff is located in Carroll County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Langstaff
      • From Moorefield to Langstaff
    • English
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Carson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Carroll County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carson
      • From Moorefield to Carson
    • Worthville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
      • Worthville is located in Carroll County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Sanders
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
      • Sanders is located in Carroll County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanders <3>
  • Gallatin County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moorefield, with the one closest to Moorefield listed first.
    • Warsaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sparta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Gallatin County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
    • Glencoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Gallatin County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <3>
    • Ryle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryle
      • Ryle is located in Gallatin County (KY)
  • Grant County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moorefield, with the one closest to Moorefield listed first.
    • Elliston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
      • Elliston is located in Grant County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliston
      • From Moorefield to Elliston
    • Jonesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Grant County (KY)
    • Zion Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jericho
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Grant County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jericho
      • From Moorefield to Jericho
    • Mount Zion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Crittenden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Stewartsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Henry County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moorefield, with the one closest to Moorefield listed first.
    • Port Royal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
      • Port Royal is located in Henry County (KY)
    • Turners Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turners Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station
      • Turners Station is located in Henry County (KY)
    • Campbellsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sulphur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pendleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Franklinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • New Castle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
      • New Castle is located in Henry County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
    • Lockport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethlehem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethlehem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Henry County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bethlehem
      • From Moorefield to Bethlehem
    • Jericho
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Henry County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jericho
      • From Moorefield to Jericho
    • Smithfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Eminence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Henry County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <3>
  • Oldham County (KY)
  • Owen County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moorefield, with the one closest to Moorefield listed first.
    • Wheatley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moxley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moxley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
      • Moxley is located in Owen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moxley
      • From Moorefield to Moxley
    • New Liberty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
      • New Liberty is located in Owen County (KY)
    • Bromley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bromley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
      • Bromley is located in Owen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bromley
      • From Moorefield to Bromley
    • Perry Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Park
      • Perry Park is located in Owen County (KY)
    • Poplar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
      • Eagle Hill is located in Owen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eagle Hill
      • From Moorefield to Eagle Hill
    • Cull
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cull
      • Cull is located in Owen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cull
      • From Moorefield to Cull
    • Squiresville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
      • Long Ridge is located in Owen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Long Ridge
      • From Moorefield to Long Ridge
    • Gratz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gratz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratz
      • Gratz is located in Owen County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gratz
      • From Moorefield to Gratz
    • Owenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Trimble County (KY)

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

Cemeteries Near Moorefield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moorefield.

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

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

  • Slawson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Joyce Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joyce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McKay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ghent 2nd Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ghent 2nd Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ghent 2nd Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ghent Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ghent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ghent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Ghent Consolidated Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ghent Consolidated Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ghent Consolidated Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ghent IOOF Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ghent IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ghent IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ghent's Old Black Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ghent's Old Black Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ghent's Old Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Moorefield had a population of 115 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Long Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
    • Long Run is located in Switzerland County
  • Bennington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Switzerland County
  • Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Aaron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aaron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
    • Aaron is located in Switzerland County
  • Manville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brooksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
    • Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Vevay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
    • Vevay is located in Switzerland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <3>
  • Lamb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
    • Lamb is located in Switzerland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lamb
    • From Moorefield to Lamb
  • Ghent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
    • Ghent is located in Carroll County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <3>
  • Canaan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Locust
    • From Moorefield to Locust
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    • Carrollton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Carroll County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
    • Cross Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Allensville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
      • Allensville is located in Switzerland County

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

Newspapers Published in Moorefield ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moorefield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moorefield, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moorefield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Moorefield:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moorefield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Moorefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Moorefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moorefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8056, Longitude: -85.1704    









 

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