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Welcome to Moore's Bridge ...

Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moore's Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for Moore's Bridge: Moores Brg. (or less commonly used: Moores Brdg. or Moores Brdge.)

Moore's Bridge is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Moore's Bridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Moore's Bridge: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Moore's Bridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moore's Bridge.

  • Northport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Gordo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <4>
  • Reform
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Berry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Berry is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <4>
  • Millport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Coker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
  • Kennedy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Belk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belk is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Lubbub
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lubbub is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moore's Bridge ...

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

Adding Moore's Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moore's Bridge 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 (so far) for Moore's Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Moore's Bridge post office opened in 1853. The Moore's Bridge post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moore's Bridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tuscaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moore's Bridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Moore's Bridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Moore's Bridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/