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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 Mooredale (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 Mooredale. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Mooredale is located in Fort Bend County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.

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

  • Fort Bend County     (The home county of Mooredale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooredale, with the one closest to Mooredale listed first.
    • Guy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Needville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fairchilds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Pleak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Beasley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosenberg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Powell Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
    • Thompsons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cumings
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
    • Booth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Austin County
    • Wallis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooredale, with the one closest to Mooredale listed first.
    • Damon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Danciger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Old Ocean
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • West Columbia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Columbia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • East Columbia is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbia
    • Lochridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
    • Sweeny
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wild Peach Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
    • Holiday Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Sandy Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Bonney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Bailey's Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooredale, with the one closest to Mooredale listed first.
    • Catalina Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Catalina Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
    • Alief
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Post Oak Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooredale, with the one closest to Mooredale listed first.
    • Pledger
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McCroskey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
    • Chalmers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Van Vleck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bay City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Caney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Caney is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Elliott ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Elliott is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott has also been known as:
      • Elliott's
    • Cedar Lane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Markham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mooredale, with the one closest to Mooredale listed first.
    • Newgulf
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lane City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hungerford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wharton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mackay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Mackay is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • East Bernard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Flora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pierce
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Nottawa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
    • Egypt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • El Campo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Mooredale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mooredale.

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 Mooredale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mooredale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Damon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Guy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Routt Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Snake Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cesinger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Modena Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Friedens Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Pledger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kendleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosenberg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hungerford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wharton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Thompsons
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crabb
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
  • Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mackay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mackay is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
  • East Bernard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Point
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Harlem
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Chenango
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
    • Bonney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Foster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Foster is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster

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

Newspapers Published in Mooredale ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mooredale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mooredale, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mooredale.

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 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 Mooredale:

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>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 Mooredale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mooredale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.