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Welcome to Moran ...

Moran is located in Dallas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moran, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Moran is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Moran: 515

Communities Also Named Moran ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Moran - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Moran ...

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

  • Ankeny
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • West Des Moines
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Urbandale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Waukee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Johnston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clive
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grimes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Boone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Perry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Adel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Adel is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <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 Moran. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moran.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moran ...

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

Adding Moran to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moran 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 (so far) for Moran was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Moran post office opened in 1908. The Moran post office closed in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moran.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moran - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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