Welcome to Moonlight ...

Moonlight is located in Greensville 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 1916.

Moonlight is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Moonlight is located in the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Moonlight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Moonlight: This one is located in Greensville County and the other is located in Isle of Wight County.

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

• Emporia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Emporia City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <4>
• Gaston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Garysburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <4>
• Jarratt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <4>
• Seaboard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <4>
• Boykins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykins
  • Boykins is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boykins <4>
• Stony Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <4>
• Capron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Capron is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Branchville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Branchville is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 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 1916.

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 Greensville County: www.greensvillecountyva.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/