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Do you know of Moores Ferry ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Moores Ferry. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Moores Ferry.<1>

Our sources for Moores Ferry (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Moores Ferry other than they indicate that Moores Ferry would be found somewhere in Bath County, Kentucky.

Communities Also Named Moores Ferry ...

We found three communities that share the name Moores Ferry.

Within Kentucky, the name Moores Ferry is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gordon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Moores Ferry [Gordon County].
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Moores Ferry [Madison County].
    • Tennessee
      • Loudon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Moores Ferry [Loudon County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Moores Ferry ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Moores Ferry:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Moores Ferry - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Moores Ferry.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 21/53274   (Place Name: Moores Ferry)

County: Bath     (FIPS State/County: 21/011)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Moores Ferry) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Bath County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Bath County.

CostigonMarshall
CraigsMine Track
Crooks 
 Odessa
EastvilleOlympian Springs
  
Flat CreekRazor
  
HighlandShackleford
 Slate
Licking 
Little FlatYale
 Young's Springs

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.









 

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