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Welcome to Moose River ...

Moose River is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moose River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.

A typical abbreviation for Moose River: Moose Riv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Moose River has a population of 208 people<2> (see below for details).

Moose River is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Moose River: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Moose River had an population of 208 people. This is a decrease of 4.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Moose River had a population of 218 people. This makes Moose River the county's 28th most populous community.

The population of Moose River represents 0.02% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 437th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 218 people, the population of Moose River has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 219 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Moose River.

Communities Also Named Moose River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Moose River - they are located in New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario and Quebec.

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

Communities near Moose River ...

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

  • Saint Robert Bellarmin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennistown Plantation
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dennistown Plantation is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennistown Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Long Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Long Pond is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
  • Holeb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Holeb is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeb
  • Mackamp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mackamp is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackamp
  • Lowelltown
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowelltown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowelltown
  • West Forks
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • West Forks Plantation
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Forks Plantation is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Audet
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audet
  • Saint Ludger
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Moose River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moose River.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moose River ...

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

Adding Moose River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moose River 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 Moose River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Moose River post office opened in 1834. The Moose River post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moose River.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Moose River.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moose River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/