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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 Moomaw 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 Moomaw 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 Moomaw 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Moomaw Corner: Moomaw Cor. (or less commonly used: Moomaw Crn.)

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.

Moomaw Corner is located in Morrill County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morrill County: Box Butte, Cheyenne, Garden, Scotts Bluff & Sheridan.

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

  • Morrill County     (The home county of Moomaw Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moomaw Corner, with the one closest to Moomaw Corner listed first.
    • Craft
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
      • Craft is located in Morrill County
    • Bayard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Atkins ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Morrill County
    • Angora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Redington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
      • Redington is located in Morrill County
    • Bonner ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner
      • Bonner is located in Morrill County
    • Alden ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Morrill County
    • Broadwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Banner County
  • Box Butte County
    • Alliance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotts Bluff County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moomaw Corner, with the one closest to Moomaw Corner listed first.
    • McGrew
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew
      • McGrew is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrew <2>
    • Minatare
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Melbeta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbeta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbeta
      • Melbeta is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbeta <2>
    • Hillerage
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerage
      • Hillerage is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Gering
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gering
      • Gering is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gering <2>
    • Scottsbluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Terrytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
      • Terrytown is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
    • Haig
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haig
      • Haig is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Mitchell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Moomaw 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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moomaw Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moomaw Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moomaw Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Moomaw Corner:

Cemeteries Near Moomaw Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moomaw 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 Moomaw Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bayard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • High Butte Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chimney Rock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Angora Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Creighton Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oregon Trail Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Redington Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chalk Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chalk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chalk Creek Cemetery
  • Chaulk Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chaulk Creek Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Bridgeport.
    • The Chaulk Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hackberry Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaulk Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298029 <4>
  • Severson Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Severson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Severson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Snake Creek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snake Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snake Creek Cemetery
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hagaman Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Moomaw Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moomaw Corner.

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

  • Minatare
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gering
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gering
    • Gering is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gering <2>
  • Harrisburg
    (27 miles [43.5 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 Moomaw Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moomaw Corner.

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moomaw Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moomaw Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8166, Longitude: -103.3238       In this case, the coordinates for Moomaw Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Moomaw Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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