Welcome to Moravia ...
Moravia is located Moravia is located in Lavaca County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Moravia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882. Moravia is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Moravia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Moravia is within the (361) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Moravia - they are located in Idaho, Iowa, New York, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moravia. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moravia. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Moravia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moravia. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moravia. 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 Moravia. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Moravia. See our Newspapers Page for Moravia. Looking for more information about Moravia? 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 Moravia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Moravia. We originally found mention of Moravia 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 Moravia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Moravia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Moravia.
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moravia ...
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From that list, the Moravia post office opened in 1882.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lavaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moravia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <4> 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. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/