Welcome to Moss ...
So far, we found very little information about Moss. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Moss to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Moss, please Contact Us.
Moss would have been located within present day Marengo County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Moss, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Moss is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Moss was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Moss was located: 334 & 483<4>
Communities Also Named Moss ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Moss - they are located in California (2), Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moss.
Communities near Moss ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moss.
- Thomasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Thomaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Sweet Water
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Myrtlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Aimwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
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 Moss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moss.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moss. 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 Moss.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Moss. See our Newspapers Page for Moss.
Adding Moss to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Moss in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Moss was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Moss post office opened in 1881. The Moss post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Moss.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Moss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marengo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moss - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Moss area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Moss area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |