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Welcome to Mossy Grove ...

Mossy Grove is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mossy Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

A typical abbreviation for Mossy Grove: Mossy Grv.

Mossy Grove is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mossy Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Mossy Grove (for example, toward Fort Gaines (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Mossy Grove: 334

Communities Also Named Mossy Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mossy Grove - they are located in Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mossy Grove.

Communities near Mossy Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mossy Grove.

  • Troy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Luverne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Brundidge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ariton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
    • Ariton is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Goshen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Glenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Banks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <3>
  • Petrey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • McClure Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
    • McClure Town is located in Pike County
  • Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
    • Centre Ridge is located in Pike 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 Mossy Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mossy Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mossy Grove ...

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

Adding Mossy Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mossy Grove post office opened in 1901.

We also found Mossy Grove on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mossy Grove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mossy Grove - 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/