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Welcome to Moriah ...

Moriah is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moriah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Moriah is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Moriah (for example, toward Shelburn (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Moriah: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Moriah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Moriah - they are located in Alabama, New York and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Moriah ...

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

  • Robinson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Casey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenup
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oblong
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Toledo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
  • Martinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
  • Westfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hutsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moriah ...

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

Adding Moriah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moriah 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 Moriah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Moriah post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moriah.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moriah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Moriah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Moriah area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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