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Welcome to Moores Creek ...

Moores Creek is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moores Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Moores Creek: Moores Crk. (or less commonly used: Moores Ck. or Moores Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Moores Creek for more information about variations on the name of Moores Creek.

Moores Creek is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Moores Creek, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Moores Creek: 606

Communities Also Named Moores Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Moores Creek - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Moores Creek ...

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

  • London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Manchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • McKee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Livingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dabolt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dabolt is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
  • Benge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Benge is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
  • Fogertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fogertown is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
  • Larue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Larue is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
  • Tyner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyner is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moores Creek ...

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

Adding Moores Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moores Creek 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 Moores Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Moores Creek post office opened in 1875. The Moores Creek post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moores Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moores Creek - 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/