Welcome to New Moon ...
So far, we found very little information about New Moon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Moon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Moon, please Contact Us.
New Moon would have been located within present day Howard County<2>.
The location of New Moon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Moon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for New Moon is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where New Moon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where New Moon once stood is in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named New Moon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Moon - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Moon.
Communities near New Moon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Moon.
- Dierks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dierks
- Dierks is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dierks <5>
- Wickes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
- Wickes is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <5>
- Grannis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Gillham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Daisy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Vandervoort
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandervoort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
- Vandervoort is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Euclid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Grandfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Big Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Big Fork is located in Polk 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 New Moon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Moon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Moon. 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 New Moon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Moon. See our Newspapers Page for New Moon.
Adding New Moon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Moon 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 for New Moon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the New Moon post office opened in 1881.
We also found New Moon on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Moon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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 New Moon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Moon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |