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Welcome to Moree ...

Moree is located in Martin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moree, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

Moree is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Moree: 606

Communities near Moree ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Paintsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Prestonsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Williamson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Coal Run Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Inez
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Martin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Delbarton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Kermit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
  • Warfield
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Moree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moree.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moree ...

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

Adding Moree to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moree post office opened in 1923. The Moree post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moree.

Footnotes ...

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