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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 Mooers Forks (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 Mooers Forks. 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 Mooers Forks ...

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 Mooers Forks: Mooers Frks.
  • While the name of this community is Mooers Forks, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mooers Forks may originally have been Mooer's Forks.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mooers Forks might be written as Mooer Forks.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Mooers Forks is located in Clinton County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Essex, Franklin, Chittenden (VT) & Grand Isle (VT).

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

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Mooers Forks)
  • Franklin County
  • Chittenden County (VT)
    • Miltonboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltonboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
      • Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County (VT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Miltonboro
      • From Mooers Forks to Miltonboro
  • Franklin County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooers Forks, with the one closest to Mooers Forks listed first.
    • Maquam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Saint Albans
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
    • Swanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
    • Swanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Saint Albans
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Georgia Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Highgate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
      • Highgate is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
    • Georgia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Georgia is located in Franklin County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
    • West Georgia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greens Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Isle County (VT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooers Forks, with the one closest to Mooers Forks listed first.
    • Isle la Motte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Alburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
    • Alburgh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Isle La Motte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
      • Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Alburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
      • Alburg is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
    • Alburg Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • North Hero
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
      • North Hero is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • North Hero
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Isle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Pearl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Keeler Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keeler Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
      • Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keeler Bay
      • From Mooers Forks to Keeler Bay

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

Cemeteries Near Mooers Forks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mooers Forks.

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 Mooers Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mooers Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dragoon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dragoon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dragoon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jennett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Murray Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hemmingford Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hemmingford Protestant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...
    • Stone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roxham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mooers Forks had a population of 291 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Woods Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mooers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Irona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irona
    • Irona is located in Clinton County
  • Altona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Clinton County
  • Sciola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellenburg Depot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenburg Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg Depot
    • Ellenburg Depot is located in Clinton County
  • Alder Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Bend
    • Alder Bend is located in Clinton County
  • Champlain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champlain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlain
    • Champlain is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champlain <2>
  • Ellenburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenburg
    • Ellenburg is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenburg <2>
  • Chazy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Chazy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chazy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chazy
    • West Chazy is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chazy <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Coopersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clinton Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Mills
      • Clinton Mills is located in Clinton County
    • West Beekmantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Mooers Forks ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mooers Forks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mooers Forks, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mooers Forks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mooers Forks:

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Mooers Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mooers Forks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mooers Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9574, Longitude: -73.6398    









 

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