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Welcome to Moon ...

Moon is located in Coahoma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Moon is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Moon: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Moon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Moon - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Moon ...

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

  • Clarksdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Helena - West Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
  • West Helena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marks is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <4>
  • Lambert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lambert is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jonestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Friars Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Crenshaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Tunica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moon ...

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

Adding Moon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moon post office opened in 1895. The Moon post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Coahoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moon - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Moon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Moon 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.
<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/