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 Ferry (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 Ferry. 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 Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Moores Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Moores Ferry may originally have been Moore's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Moores Ferry might be written as Moore Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Moores Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moores Ferry.
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 hospitals and 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.
Moores Ferry is located in Madison County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Attala, Hinds, Holmes, Leake, Rankin, Scott & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Moores Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moores Ferry:
- Madison County (The home county of Moores Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Ferry, with the one closest to Moores Ferry listed first.
- Madisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Maris Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Cobbville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twelve Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Sharpsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Mannsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Ferry, with the one closest to Moores Ferry listed first.
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Zemuly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Ferry, with the one closest to Moores Ferry listed first.
- North Town Plaza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Ferry, with the one closest to Moores Ferry listed first.
- Pickens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Ferry, with the one closest to Moores Ferry listed first.
- Lena
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Ann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Tuscola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Carthage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Redwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Standing Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Ferry, with the one closest to Moores Ferry listed first.
- Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Goshen Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Fannin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Pelahatchie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flowood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pearl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cato
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Ferry, with the one closest to Moores Ferry listed first.
- Ludlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Cash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Morton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Kalem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Cooperville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Raworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Harperville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Hunter Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Ferry, with the one closest to Moores Ferry listed first.
- Polkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Daniel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Ferry, with the one closest to Moores Ferry listed first.
- Vaughan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Nod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Evans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Bentonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fordyke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Anding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moores Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Moores Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Moores Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moores Ferry.
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 Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moores Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moores Ferry, with the one closest to Moores Ferry listed first.
- Goshen Springs Pilgrim Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miracle Temple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galloway Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Gift Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prichard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Eureka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Able Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Moores Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moores Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moores Ferry, with the one closest to Moores Ferry listed first.
- Goshen Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Shoccoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shoccoe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoccoe
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Fannin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Cobbville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Millville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Sharpsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pelahatchie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Tougaloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moores Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moores Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Moores Ferry ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moores Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moores Ferry, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moores Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Leake County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Smith County
- Yazoo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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 Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Moores Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |