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Welcome to Moores Switch ...

Moores Switch is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moores Switch, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Moores Switch is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Moores Switch lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Moores Switch: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Moores Switch ...

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

  • Centralia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hallsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sturgeon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Home
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
  • Rocheport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hartsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pierpont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pierpont is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 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 Moores Switch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moores Switch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moores Switch ...

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

Adding Moores Switch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moores Switch 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 Moores Switch was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moores Switch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moores Switch - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Moores Switch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Moores Switch 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.