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 Corners (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 Corners. 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 Corners ...
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 Corners: Moores Cors.
- While the name of this community is Moores Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Moores Corners may originally have been Moore's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Moores Corners might be written as Moore Corners.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Moores Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moores Corners.
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 Corners is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Moores Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moores Corners:
- Worcester County (The home county of Moores Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corners, with the one closest to Moores Corners listed first.
- West Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- Sterling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- Sterling Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
- East Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Pratts Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
- West Boylston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
- Ruralville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
- Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Boylston Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boylston Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corners, with the one closest to Moores Corners listed first.
- Millington ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- North Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Tully
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- New Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Morse Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Orange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Cooleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Mayo Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Shutesbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Wendell Depot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Wendell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corners, with the one closest to Moores Corners listed first.
- Brimfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- West Brimfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corners, with the one closest to Moores Corners listed first.
- Ware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corners, with the one closest to Moores Corners listed first.
- Shaker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Devens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- Old City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Ayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Marlborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Boxborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
- Stow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stow is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
- West Groton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Marlborough Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction
- Ashby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Norfolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corners, with the one closest to Moores Corners listed first.
- Wellesley Farms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wellesley Farms is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wellesley Hills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley Hills
- Wellesley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,684 people
- Babson Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Babson Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
- Bellingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Medway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Millis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Charles River Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Medfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corners, with the one closest to Moores Corners listed first.
- East Thompson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Fabyan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Quinebaug
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corners, with the one closest to Moores Corners listed first.
- Rindge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Rindge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Jaffrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzwilliam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Corners, with the one closest to Moores Corners listed first.
- Mason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- New Ipswich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brookline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hollis Depot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Depot is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Depot
- Hollis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <2>
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Temple
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Temple is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
- West Wilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- East Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milford
- Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
- Nashua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moores Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Moores Corners.
Cemeteries Near Moores Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moores Corners.
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 Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moores Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moores Corners, with the one closest to Moores Corners listed first.
- West Sterling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chocksett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Legge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Sterling.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boylston Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (478 more) ...
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Moores Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moores Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moores Corners, with the one closest to Moores Corners listed first.
- West Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
- Sterling Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling Junction is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Junction
- Sterling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- East Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Princeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
- Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- North Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Woods is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woods
- Quinapoxet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quinapoxet is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinapoxet
- West Boylston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Boylston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boylston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Gates Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Princeton Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Princeton Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Station
- Muschopauge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muschopauge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muschopauge
- Holden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moores Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moores Corners.
Newspapers Published in Moores Corners ...
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 185 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moores Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moores Corners, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moores Corners.
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 Corners:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Norfolk County
- Windham County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.
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| <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 Corners, 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- Moores Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |