Welcome to Moon ...

Moon is located in Coahoma County<1>.

The location of Moon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Moon: (662)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
  • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
• Helena - West Helena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
  • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
• West Helena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
  • West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <4>
• Helena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Marks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
  • Marks is located in Quitman County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Lambert is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
• Jonestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <4>
• Friars Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
  • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
• Crenshaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
  • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <4>
• Tunica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in Tunica County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>

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 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.

We also found Moon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/