Welcome to Moxley ...

Moxley is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moxley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Moxley is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Moxley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Moxley: 478

Communities Also Named Moxley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Moxley - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Moxley ...

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

• Drone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
  • Drone is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
• Louisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Louisville
  • From Moxley to Louisville
• Davisboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisboro
  • Davisboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisboro <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Davisboro
  • From Moxley to Davisboro
• Wrens Station
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
  • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wrens Station
  • From Moxley to Wrens Station
• Wrens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
  • Wrens is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrens <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wrens
  • From Moxley to Wrens
• Wadley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
  • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wadley
  • From Moxley to Wadley
• Stapletons Crossroads
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapletons Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
  • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
• Midville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midville
  • Midville is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midville
  • From Moxley to Midville
• Bartow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Bartow is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartow <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bartow
  • From Moxley to Bartow
• Kite
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
  • Kite is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kite
  • From Moxley to Kite

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moxley ...

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

Adding Moxley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moxley post office opened in 1881.

We also found Moxley on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moxley.