Welcome to Moccasin ...

Moccasin is located in Tuolumne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moccasin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Moccasin is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Moccasin lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Moccasin is within the boundaries of the (209) area code.

The ZIP code for Moccasin: 95347<3>

Websites for Moccasin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Moccasin, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Moccasin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Moccasin: This one is located in Tuolumne County and the other is located in Plumas County.

Beyond California, there are 6 communities that are also named Moccasin - they are located in Arizona, 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.

• Sonora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
• Groveland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Groveland is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <4>
• Chinese Camp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Camp
  • Chinese Camp is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinese Camp <4>
• Coulterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <4>
• Stent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
  • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
• Standard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
  • Standard is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standard <4>
• Tuolumne City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuolumne City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
  • Tuolumne City is located in Tuolumne County
• Tuolumne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne
  • Tuolumne is located in Tuolumne County
  • Former names for Tuolumne:
  • Carters
  • Summerville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuolumne <4>
• Dogtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
• Jamestown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Moccasin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1923.

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 Tuolumne County: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/