Moore County Genealogy
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The county was formed in 1784 from Cumberland County. It was named for Alfred Moore, an officer in the American Revolutionary War and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
In 1907 parts of Moore County and Chatham County were combined to form Lee County.
Moore County has many golf resorts in the Southern Pines/Pinehurst area, and has played host to the 1996 and 2001 Women’s U.S. Opens as well as the 1999 and 2005 Men’s U.S. Opens. The Women’s Open returned to Southern Pines in 2007.
As a result of the area’s rare combination of prestige and isolation, many celebrities escape to this area from time to time. Among those who frequent or have private homes in the area are Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Sean Connery. Past residents of the area include Annie Oakley, Adlai Stevenson,[citation needed] Harvey Firestone, and John D. Rockefeller.
John Edwards, Charles Brady, Shannon Moore, Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy were also raised here.
The county is divided into ten townships, which are both numbered and named: 1 (Carthage), 2 (Bensalem), 3 (Sheffields), 4 (Ritter), 5 (Deep River), 6 (Greenwood), 7 (McNeill), 8 (Sandhill), 9 (Mineral Springs), and 10 (Little River).
The county seat of Moore County is Carthage. Source Wikipedia
Moore County Genealogy Resources
Moore County NCGenWeb site – new address
Moore County NCGenWeb Archives
Moore County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1183
Pinehurst, NC 28374-1183
Malcolm Blue Farm Aberdeen, NC
The Malcolm Blue Historical Society
P.O. Box 603
Aberdeen, NC 28315
Census
1790 Federal Census Transcription
1800 Federal Census Transcription
Moore County Cemeteries
USGS Listing of Cemeteries in Moore County, NC
Moore County Cemetery Transcriptions
Query Forums
Latest North Carolina Genealogy Query posts for Moore County from the Forum:
North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Moore County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics
DOROTHY52 on “afican america surnamed blue”
Hello, I am looking for relatives of eddie lee blue born in 1933 in sandhill, nc to booker t blue and teresa rankin blue. wondering if anyone knows the parents knew of booker t blue? teresa rankin was adopted by dr william jones rankin and elizabeth rankin (mattie) of aberdeen north carolina. the blues’ had other children that were born in aberdeen north carolina before the depression.
The rankins open sarah lincoln academy where the turners, utleys, and some others attended. this negro school opened in 1896 till 1932.
News related to Moore County, NC
“moore county” nc – Google News
NC Court of Appeals reverses four Moore County cases – Fayetteville Observer
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NC Court of Appeals reverses four Moore County cases
Fayetteville Observer The appeals court said Moore County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge James Webb made mistakes when he canceled probation for a violent drug dealer and for a fraudster and sent them to prison. It overturned both probation revocations. The drug … |
Top Principal, Teacher Named for Moore County – Southern Pines Pilot
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Top Principal, Teacher Named for Moore County
Southern Pines Pilot A pair of middle school educators have been named the 2013-2014 principal and teacher of the year in Moore County. New Century Middle School Principal Robin Calcutt and Rae Irvine, a technology teacher at Southern Middle, received the top education … |
Economic Development in Moore County – Requesting NC Residents Input via … – PR Web (press release)
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Economic Development in Moore County – Requesting NC Residents Input via …
PR Web (press release) A new marketing project needs input from NC residents. Moore County Partners in Progress, the economic development organization serving all of Moore County, has spearheaded an initiative to develop a marketing campaign specifically focused on … |
Authorities searching for missing Moore County man – WRAL.com
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Authorities searching for missing Moore County man
WRAL.com Eagle Springs, N.C. â Moore County authorities were searching Tuesday for a missing 31-year-old who is believed to be cognitively impaired. The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert for Maurice Cornelius Spencer about 9 a.m. … Silver alert issued for Moore County man – Fayetteville Observer |
The Learning Garden – Southern Pines Pilot
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The Learning Garden
Southern Pines Pilot Bigley was a panelist at the recent Extension Master Gardener Tri-County Conference on youth gardening sponsored by the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Moore County, in Carthage. She is passionate about school gardening and felt it was important to join … |
teacher charged with having sex with student – abc11.com
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teacher charged with having sex with student
abc11.com ABERDEEN, N.C. (WTVD) — A Moore County middle school teacher faces charges of having sex with a student. School system officials have not said where 50-year-old Gregory Smith was arrested. Smith, a middle school teacher at Southern Middle School, … Moore County teacher arrested on sex charge |
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