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 Moores 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 Moores 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 Moores 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 Moores Mill: Moores Ml. (or less commonly used: Moores Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Moores Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Moores Mill may originally have been Moore's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Moores Mill might be written as Moore Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Moores Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moores 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Moores Mill is located in Richmond County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Moores Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moores Mill:
- Richmond County (The home county of Moores Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Emmerton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Rich Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Simons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Downings
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Warsaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simonson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Tallent Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Naylors
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Caroline County
- Central Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tappahannock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Millers Tavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Occupacia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Layton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Beazley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Loretto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Glenns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Adner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Contra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Bruington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King and Queen Court House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthornville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Walkerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Mattaponi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plain View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Romancoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Beulahville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Manquin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Alfonso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Monaskon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Griffins Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Merry Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Richtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Lankford Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Ottoman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Millenbeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Kilmarnock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weems
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- White Stone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Nesting
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saluda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- New Kent County
- Plum Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Rainswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Morrisons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Lara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Bundick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackwells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Remo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Ophelia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fleeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Reedville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Griffiths Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nomini Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Tucker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Machodoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hinnom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Montross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Bryant Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Leedstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Calvert County (MD)
- Solomons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Cobb Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Piney Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Lee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Drayden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coltons Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Dameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Saint Marys City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moores Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Moores Mill.
Cemeteries Near Moores Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moores 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 Moores Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moores Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Farnham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Totuskey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gibeon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Moores Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moores Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moores Mill, with the one closest to Moores Mill listed first.
- Emmerton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Haynesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haynesville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Ivondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ivondale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivondale
- Downings
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Oldhams
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oldhams is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldhams
- Lyells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyells is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyells
- Warsaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wares Wharf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wares Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wares Wharf
- Bowlers Wharf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Lottsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Kinsale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnsville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Moores Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moores Mill.
Newspapers Published in Moores 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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moores Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moores Mill, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moores Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Moores Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northumberland County
- Westmoreland County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Saint Mary's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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 Moores Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Moores Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |