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Welcome to Moorefield ...

Moorefield is located in Chambers County<1>.


The location of Moorefield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Moorefield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Moorefield is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Moorefield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Moorefield (for example, toward West Point (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Moorefield is within the boundaries of the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Moorefield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Moorefield: This one is located in Chambers County and the other is located in Talladega County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 12 communities that are also named Moorefield - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Nebraska, New Brunswick, Ohio (2), Ontario, South Carolina and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moorefield.

Communities near Moorefield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moorefield.

  • Auburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
  • Opelika
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opelika have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika
    • Opelika is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelika <4>
  • Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <4>
  • Lanett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • West Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dadeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
    • Dadeville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <4>
  • LaFayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
    • Camp Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
  • Daviston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Loachapoka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Moorefield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moorefield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moorefield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moorefield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Moorefield. See our Newspapers Page for Moorefield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moorefield ...

Looking for more information about Moorefield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Moorefield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Moorefield.

Adding Moorefield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moorefield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Moorefield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Moorefield post office opened in 1889.

We also found Moorefield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moorefield.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moorefield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chambers County: www.chamberscounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chambers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moorefield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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