Welcome to Moores Creek ...

Moores Creek is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moores Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Moores Creek: Moores Crk. (or less commonly used: Moores Ck. or Moores Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Moores Creek for more information about variations on the name of Moores Creek.

Moores Creek is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Moores Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Moores Creek, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Moores Creek: (606)

Communities Also Named Moores Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Moores Creek - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Moores Creek ...

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

• London
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Laurel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• McKee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <4>
• Livingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Dabolt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dabolt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
  • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
• Fogertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
  • Fogertown is located in Clay County
• Larue
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
  • Larue is located in Clay County
• Tyner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
  • Tyner is located in Jackson County
• Gray Hawk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
  • Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moores Creek ...

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

Adding Moores Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moores Creek post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moores Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/