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Welcome to Moye ...

Moye is located in Calhoun County<1>.


The location of Moye has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Moye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Moye is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Moye (for example, toward Abbeville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Moye: (229)

Communities near Moye ...

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

  • Clarks Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
    • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
  • Douglasville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
    • Douglasville is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
  • Blakely
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuthbert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wades
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
    • Wades is located in Randolph County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
  • Morgan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fort Gaines
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Shellman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moye ...

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

Adding Moye to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moye post office opened in 1904.

We also found Moye on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moye.

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moye - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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