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 Moores Creek (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 Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Moores Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Moores Creek: Moores Crk. (or less commonly used: Moores Ck. or Moores Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Moores Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Moores Creek may originally have been Moore's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Moores Creek might be written as Moore Creek.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Moores Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moores Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Moores Creek is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Clay, Estill, Laurel, Lee, Madison, Owsley & Rockcastle.
Below are the counties that are near Moores Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moores Creek:
- Jackson County (The home county of Moores Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Annville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Tyner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Gray Hawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- McKee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Sandgap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Foxtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Kerby Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Jetts Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Copebranch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Benge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Fogertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Larue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Burning Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Sextons Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Sidell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Urban
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Fall Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Laurel Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Garrard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Locust Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Lynch Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Wagersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Miller's Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Irvine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ravenna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Witt Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Garrard County
- Cartersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Woollum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Crane Nest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- North Corbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Gray
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Girdler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Cannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Hinkle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Heidrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Barbourville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bimble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scalf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Greenmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Maplesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- East Bernstadt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sublimity City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Bush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Bernstadt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Lily
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Idamay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Heidelberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Beattyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Saint Helens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Athol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Primrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Bear Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Sizerock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Dog Walk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Turkeytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Crab Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broughtentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Bighill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
- Duluth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Berea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dreyfus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dreyfus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreyfus
- Slate Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Panola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Bobtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bobtown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Brassfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Speedwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Farristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farristown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farristown
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Island City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Travellers Rest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Sebastian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Southfork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Ricetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Pebworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Mistletoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Booneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lerose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Saul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Buckhorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Acorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Whetstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Walnut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Mount Victory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Dykes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Bee Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
- Shopville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Piney Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Coin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Grundy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Climax
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Wildie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Renfro Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Disputanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Disputanta is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disputanta
- Hansford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Brodhead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ottawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Corbin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodbine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moores Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Moores Creek.
Cemeteries Near Moores Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moores Creek.
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 Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moores Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Cunnigan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cornett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hoskins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elza - Swanner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (554 more) ...
- Castee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Moores Creek had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moores Creek, with the one closest to Moores Creek listed first.
- Annville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- McWhorter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McWhorter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Peoples
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Welchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welchburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchburg
- Benge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Oakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Larue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Tyner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Langnau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Langnau is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langnau
- Maulden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maulden is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maulden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gray Hawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- East Bernstadt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maplesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moores Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moores Creek.
Newspapers Published in Moores Creek ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moores Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moores Creek, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moores Creek.
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 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 Moores Creek:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breathitt County
- Clay County
- Estill County
- Garrard County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moores Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Moores Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |