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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where New Moon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where New Moon was located: 870 & 327<4>
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)
- Wickes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grannis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grannis is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Gillham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Daisy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Vandervoort
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vandervoort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Euclid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Grandfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Big Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
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 (so far) 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. The New Moon post office closed in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Moon.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around New Moon - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the New Moon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the New Moon 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/ |