Welcome to Moonlight ...

Moonlight is located in Dickinson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moonlight, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Moonlight is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Moonlight is located in the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Moonlight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Moonlight: This one is located in Dickinson County and the other is located in Stevens County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 4 communities that are also named Moonlight - they are located in Indiana and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Moonlight ...

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

• Junction City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• Abilene
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Abilene is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abilene <4>
• Grandview Plaza
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
  • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
• Chapman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Chapman is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman <4>
• Solomon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
  • Solomon is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomon <4>
• Wakefield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Enterprise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
• Milford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Woodbine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <4>
• Manchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 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 Moonlight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moonlight.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moonlight ...

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

Adding Moonlight to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moonlight 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 Moonlight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Moonlight post office opened in 1894.

We also found Moonlight on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moonlight.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dickinson County: www.dkcoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/