Welcome to Moccasin ...

Moccasin is located in Mohave County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moccasin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Moccasin is 5,090 feet [1,551 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Moccasin is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Moccasin lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Moccasin and travel west, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

The telephone area code for Moccasin: (928)

Communities Also Named Moccasin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Moccasin - they are located in California (2), Illinois, Montana, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Moccasin ...

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

• Kanab
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanab
  • Kanab is located in Kane County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanab <3>
• Colorado City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
  • Colorado City is located in Mohave County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado City <3>
• Hildale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildale
  • Hildale is located in Washington County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildale <3>
• Fredonia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Coconino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <3>
• Cane Beds
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Beds
  • Cane Beds is located in Mohave County
• Sixmile Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Village
  • Sixmile Village is located in Mohave County
• Fort Kanab ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Kanab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kanab
  • Fort Kanab is located in Kane County (UT)
• Big Plain Junction
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain Junction
  • Big Plain Junction is located in Washington County (UT)
• Shunesburg ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunesburg
  • Shunesburg is located in Washington County (UT)
• Mount Carmel Junction
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Junction
  • Mount Carmel Junction is located in Kane County (UT)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moccasin ...

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

Adding Moccasin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moccasin 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 Moccasin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Moccasin post office opened in 1909.

We also found Moccasin on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moccasin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moccasin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/