Welcome to Mooar ...

Mooar is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mooar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Mooar is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mooar lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mooar: 319

Communities near Mooar ...

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

• Fort Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
  • Fort Madison is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <3>
• Keokuk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
  • Keokuk is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <3>
• Hamilton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
• Carthage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
• Kahoka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
  • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <3>
• Warsaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
• Nauvoo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <3>
• West Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
• Donnellson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <3>
• Montrose
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mooar ...

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

Adding Mooar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Mooar post office opened in 1889.

We also found Mooar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mooar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lee County: www.leecounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/