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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 Moores Corner (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 Corner. 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 Corner ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Moores Corner: Moores Cor. (or less commonly used: Moores Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Moores Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Moores Corner may originally have been Moore's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Moores Corner might be written as Moore Corner.

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 Corner is located in Franklin County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcester, Cheshire (NH) & Windham (VT).

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Moores Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corner, with the one closest to Moores Corner listed first.
    • Locks Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
      • Locks Village is located in Franklin County
    • Leverett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
      • Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
    • Montague
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shutesbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wendell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
      • Wendell is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • Cooleyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunderland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • New Salem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
    • Millers Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Deerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morse Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
      • Morse Village is located in Franklin County
    • Deerfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Berkshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corner, with the one closest to Moores Corner listed first.
    • East Windsor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Savoy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Drury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Peru
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
    • Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Florida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Savoy Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hampden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corner, with the one closest to Moores Corner listed first.
    • Ludlow City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
      • Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
    • Holyoke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Thorndike
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
      • Thorndike is located in Hampden County
    • Three Rivers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Aldenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Indian Orchard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ludlow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
    • North Wilbraham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Chicopee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Palmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Tenneyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wilbraham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hampton Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
      • Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
  • Hampshire County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corner, with the one closest to Moores Corner listed first.
    • North Amherst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pelham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Amherst Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
      • Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
    • Amherst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Hampshire County
    • West Pelham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Hadley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hatfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Amherst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
    • Hatfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
      • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
    • Hadley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • West Hatfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Enfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enfield
      • From Moores Corner to Enfield
  • Worcester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corner, with the one closest to Moores Corner listed first.
    • North Dana ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dana ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Worcester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dana
      • From Moores Corner to Dana
    • Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwich ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Greenwich is located in Worcester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenwich
      • From Moores Corner to Greenwich
    • Petersham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Athol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
      • Hardwick is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
    • Phillipston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Brooks Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
      • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
    • Goulding Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goulding Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
      • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
    • Gilbertville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Barre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Heald Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
      • Heald Village is located in Worcester County
  • Cheshire County (NH)
  • Bennington County (VT)
  • Windham County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corner, with the one closest to Moores Corner listed first.
    • South Vernon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Vernon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
    • Guilford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
    • Halifax
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Halifax
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
      • Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Brattleboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • West Brattleboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • West Halifax
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brattleboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
      • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
    • Ames Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitingham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Moores Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moores Corner.

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

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

  • Gardner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jackson Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mervel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mervel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mervel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shutesbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shutesbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shutesbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Plain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Town Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (406 more) ...

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.<8>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Moores Corner had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Locks Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
    • Locks Village is located in Franklin County
  • North Leverett
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leverett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leverett
    • North Leverett is located in Franklin County
  • Leverett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shutesbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
    • Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
  • Montague
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunderland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cooleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wendell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
    • Wendell is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Millers Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • North Amherst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • East Deerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Farley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
      • Farley is located in Franklin County

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

Newspapers Published in Moores Corner ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moores Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moores Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moores Corner.

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 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 Corner:

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moores Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moores Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4945, Longitude: -72.4682       In this case, the coordinates for Moores Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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.
<8>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 Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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