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Welcome to Moreland ...

Moreland is located in Cook County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Moreland, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Moreland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Moreland is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Moreland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Moreland - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Moreland ...

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

  • Chicago
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cicero
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Cicero is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
  • Arlington Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Evanston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Schaumburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
    • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <4>
  • Skokie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
    • Skokie is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <4>
  • Des Plaines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
    • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <4>
  • Orland Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Oak Lawn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
    • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
  • Berwyn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people

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 Moreland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moreland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moreland. 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 Moreland.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moreland ...

Looking for more information about Moreland? 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 Moreland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Moreland.

Adding Moreland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moreland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Moreland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Moreland post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moreland.

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

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moreland - 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>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.
<6>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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