Welcome to Mount Moriah ...

Mount Moriah is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Moriah: Mt. Moriah

Mount Moriah is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mount Moriah: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Mount Moriah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Mount Moriah - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (4) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Moriah ...

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

Hagerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
Brunswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick is located in Frederick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
Charles Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <4>
Ranson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
Greencastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
Boonsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boonsboro is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <4>
Smithsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithsburg is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Moriah ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Mount Moriah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Mount 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.