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 Moore (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 Moore. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Moore is located in Roane County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Moore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moore:
- Roane County (The home county of Moore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Reedy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Millard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Graux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
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- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Zona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Roxalana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Looneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Walton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Progress ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Rocksdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Hur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Pink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Big Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Beech
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Freed
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Arnoldsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Grantsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Russet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Orma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Staten
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Lydia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Porter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Dink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Procious
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Valley Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Stumptown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Shock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- De Kalb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Normantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newberne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Hereford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Odaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Sandyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Statts Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Wilding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Browning ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Island Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Wellford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Aarons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Clendenin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sissonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Reamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Legg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Wills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Youngs Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Elkview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Baden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Letart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Cisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Oxbow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Rusk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Smithville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Petroleum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cantwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cokeleys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Burnt House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwallis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Lawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Slab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Lucile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Peewee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Burning Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Windy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Elizabeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Leachtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Mineral Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kanawha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Dallison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Eli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Parkersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lubeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Athens County (OH)
- Youba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Portland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Bashan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Dorcas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Plants
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Letart Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Racine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Keno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Tuppers Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Belpre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Rockland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Porterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moore, see our County-by-County Page for Moore.
Cemeteries Near Moore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moore.
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 Moore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Callow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McClung Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Board Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McCutcheon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hooam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (833 more) ...
- Depue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eventide Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Moore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moore, with the one closest to Moore listed first.
- Reedy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Millard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Seaman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seaman is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
- Peniel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peniel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
- Lucile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Reedyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reedyville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Evelyn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evelyn is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Zackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zackville is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zackville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peewee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- LeRoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- LeRoy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moore.
Newspapers Published in Moore ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moore, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moore.
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 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 Moore:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Meigs County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | 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 Moore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Moore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |