In the Edo period, the area where the Izumo mausoleum of the gods is located (Hakuta-cho, Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture) was known as Mori Domain (written with characters meaning 'mother's village'), a sub-domain of Matsue Domain.
出雲の神陵在地(島根県安来市伯太町)は江戸時代には松江藩母里藩（＝母の里）とよばれていた。