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Welcome to Moro Bay ...

Moro Bay is located in Bradley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moro Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Moro Bay is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Moro Bay: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Moro Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moro Bay.

  • El Dorado
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Norphlet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Norphlet is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Hermitage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Strong
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Calion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Calion is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Harrell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Harrell is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Banks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Banks is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jersey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crain City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Crain City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City

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 Moro Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moro Bay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moro Bay ...

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

Adding Moro Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moro Bay 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 Moro Bay was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moro Bay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Bradley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moro Bay - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Moro Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Moro Bay 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.