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Welcome to Moro ...

Moro is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Moro is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Moro (for example, toward Woodstock (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Moro: 207

Communities Also Named Moro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Moro - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana and Oregon.

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

Communities near Moro ...

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

  • Patten
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sherman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sherman is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Island Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • New Limerick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Smyrna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Ludlow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ludlow is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Merrill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Merrill is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Crystal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Dyer Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moro ...

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

Adding Moro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moro in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Moro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Moro post office opened in 1855. The Moro post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moro.

Footnotes ...

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