Welcome to Moore's Flat ...

Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moore's Flat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Moore's Flat: Moores Flt.

Moore's Flat is 4,140 feet [1,262 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Moore's Flat is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Moore's Flat lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Moore's Flat: 530

Communities near Moore's Flat ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moore's Flat.

• Grass Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <3>
• Nevada City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
  • Nevada City is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <3>
• Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Sierra County
• North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
• Washington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
• Graniteville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
• Lake City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Nevada County
• Goodyears Bar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyears Bar
  • Goodyears Bar is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyears Bar <3>
• Marsh Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
  • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
• North Columbia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
  • North Columbia is located in Nevada 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 Moore's Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moore's Flat.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moore's Flat ...

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

Adding Moore's Flat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moore's Flat 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 Moore's Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Moore's Flat post office opened in 1857.

We also found Moore's Flat in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moore's Flat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

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