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 Mooretown (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 Mooretown. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mooretown is located in Pender County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pender County: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Mooretown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mooretown:
- Pender County (The home county of Mooretown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooretown, with the one closest to Mooretown listed first.
- Rocky Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Brown Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Hampstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Topsail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Saint Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Kings Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kings Landing is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Burgaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Topsail Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Murray Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Currie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Watha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooretown, with the one closest to Mooretown listed first.
- Long View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- East Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Kelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooretown, with the one closest to Mooretown listed first.
- Navassa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Belville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Phoenix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Malmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Leland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Sandy Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Northwest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Town Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Winnabow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Spring Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
- Bolivia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooretown, with the one closest to Mooretown listed first.
- Acme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Delco
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Riegelwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Armour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Sandyfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Byrdville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooretown, with the one closest to Mooretown listed first.
- Pin Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Cypress Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Sholars Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
- Tin City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Wallace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hancheys Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- Pasley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pasley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley
- Sloan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Safe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Teachey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Maready
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maready is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooretown, with the one closest to Mooretown listed first.
- Castle Hayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Skippers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Bayshore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
- Kirkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Murraysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kings Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Smith Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Wrightsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Hightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Windemere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Windemere is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Seagate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooretown, with the one closest to Mooretown listed first.
- Surf City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ocean City Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
- Folkstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Folkstone is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
- North Topsail Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sneads Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peru
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mooretown, with the one closest to Mooretown listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mooretown, see our County-by-County Page for Mooretown.
Cemeteries Near Mooretown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mooretown.
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 Mooretown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mooretown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mooretown, with the one closest to Mooretown listed first.
- Ashe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shoulder Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hocutt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riley's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Rocky Point.
- The Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rileys Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48581 <2>
- Acorn Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Isom Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Larkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garrisons Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Henry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- Parker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Herring Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mooretown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mooretown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mooretown, with the one closest to Mooretown listed first.
- Rocky Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Hayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Scotts Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Hampstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Wrightsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Burgaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Wrightsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Montague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Navassa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Phoenix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Currie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mooretown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mooretown.
Newspapers Published in Mooretown ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mooretown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mooretown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mooretown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mooretown:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pender County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Duplin County
- New Hanover County
- Onslow County
- Sampson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mooretown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Mooretown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |