Welcome to Moosehorn ...

So far, we found very little information about Moosehorn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Moosehorn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Moosehorn, please Contact Us.

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Moosehorn would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moosehorn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1932.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Moosehorn is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Moosehorn was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Moosehorn was located: 207

Communities Also Named Moosehorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maine communities named Moosehorn: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Piscataquis County.

Beyond Maine, there are 3 communities that are also named Moosehorn - they are located in Manitoba and Montana.

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

Communities near Moosehorn ...

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

• Lac Megantic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac Megantic
• Frontenac
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
• Nantes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantes
• Notre Dame des Bois
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame des Bois
• Marston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
• Audet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audet
• Piopolis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
• Val Racine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Racine
• Lowelltown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowelltown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowelltown
• Marston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston

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

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

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

Adding Moosehorn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moosehorn post office opened in 1932. The Moosehorn post office closed in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moosehorn.