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Welcome to Moscos ...

Moscos is located in Covington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moscos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Moscos is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Moscos: 601 & 769<3>

Websites for Moscos ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.covingtonchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Moscos, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Moscos ...

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

  • Ellisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Collins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumrall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Taylorsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Olive
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Soso
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Mize
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Seminary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bassfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Williamsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moscos ...

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

Adding Moscos to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moscos post office opened in 1891. The Moscos post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moscos.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moscos - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Moscos area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Moscos 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/