Welcome to Moselle ...

Moselle is located in Jones County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moselle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Moselle is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Moselle: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Moselle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Moselle - they are located in Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Moselle ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Laurel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Petal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Ellisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Ellisville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <5>
• Collins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <5>
• Sumrall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
  • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <5>
• Soso
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
  • Soso is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Seminary
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <5>
• Lux
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County
• West Hattiesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moselle ...

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

Adding Moselle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moselle 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 Moselle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Moselle post office opened in 1884.

We also found Moselle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moselle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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