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 Moors Mill (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 Moors Mill. 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 Moors Mill ...
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 Moors Mill: Moors Ml. (or less commonly used: Moors Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Moors Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Moors Mill may originally have been Moor's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Moors Mill might be written as Moor Mill.
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 and hospitals 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.
Moors Mill is located in Cumberland County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry & York.
Below are the counties that are near Moors Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moors Mill:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Moors Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- Montsera
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Huntsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Barnitz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Mount Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunters Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Craighead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bears Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Big Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- Gardners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gargol is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargol
- Idaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Idaville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Aspers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bendersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Latimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Guernsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Guernsey is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- York Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biglerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arendtsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Heidlersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heidlersburg is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidlersburg
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- Steelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Dauphin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Lucknow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lucknow is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Paxtang
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Penbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Highspire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Progress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Bloomburg Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomburg Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- Mowersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Caledonia Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Orrstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pinola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Mount Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Green Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Fayetteville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fayetteville
- Pleasant Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Roxbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chambersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Neelyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Shade Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- East Rutherford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Perulack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- McCullochs Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Peru Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Old Port
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Doyles Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Reeds Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Lancaster County
- Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- Alinda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Landisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Centre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Bixler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Elliottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Cisna Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Mecks Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
- Kistler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- New Germantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dillsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Top is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Top
- Siddonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Siddonsburg is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsburg
- Andersontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Andersontown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Wellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rossville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Roler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roler
- Alpine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Harmony Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Nauvoo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Rudytown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rudytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
- Carroll County (MD)
- Harney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sabillasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moors Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Moors Mill.
Cemeteries Near Moors Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moors Mill.
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 Moors Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moors Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodyear Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westminister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- John Graham Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- McClures Gap Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Moors Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moors Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moors Mill, with the one closest to Moors Mill listed first.
- Montsera
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Huntsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Barnitz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Dickinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dickinson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Longsdorf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longsdorf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsdorf
- Mount Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Hays Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Mount Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Furnace is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Furnace
- Kerrsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kerrsville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrsville
- Hunters Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Upper Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Upper Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greason
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greason is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greason
- Walnut Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Hatton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moors Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moors Mill.
Newspapers Published in Moors Mill ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moors Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moors Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moors Mill.
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 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 Moors Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Lancaster County
- Perry County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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 Moors Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moors Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |