Welcome to Moab ...So far, we found very little information about Moab. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Moab to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Moab, please Contact Us. Moab would have been located within present day Perry County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Moab, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. While the community is gone, the present day location for Moab is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Moab was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Moab was located: 501 Communities Also Named Moab ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Moab - they are located in Missouri, Utah, Virginia and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moab. Communities near Moab ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moab.
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 Moab. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moab. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moab. 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 Moab. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Moab. See our Newspapers Page for Moab. Adding Moab to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Moab 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 Moab was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Moab. Footnotes ...
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