Welcome to Moseley ...
So far, we found very little information about Moseley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Moseley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Moseley, please Contact Us.
Moseley would have been located within present day Rankin County<2>.
The location of Moseley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Moseley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Moseley is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Moseley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Moseley once stood is in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.
Websites for Moseley ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.rankinchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Moseley, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Moseley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Moseley: This one is located in Rankin County and the other is located in Lauderdale County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 9 communities that are also named Moseley - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Michigan, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moseley.
Communities near Moseley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Moseley.
- Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <6>
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <6>
- Flowood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
- Flowood is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <6>
- Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
- Morton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <6>
- Mendenhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
- Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <6>
- Pelahatchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
- Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <6>
- Polkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - D'Lo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Puckett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Moseley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moseley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moseley. 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 Moseley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Moseley. See our Newspapers Page for Moseley.
Adding Moseley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Moseley 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 for Moseley was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Moseley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Moseley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moseley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |