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Welcome to Moss (aka 'Mossville') ...

Moss is located in Jasper County<1>.

Moss was founded in 1840.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Moss: Named for Captain B.F. Moss.

Moss is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Moss: 601 & 769<3>

The community of Moss has also been called Mossville.

Communities Also Named Moss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Moss - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Moss ...

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

  • Laurel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ellisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bay Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
    • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <4>
  • Taylorsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
  • Sandersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Heidelberg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Soso
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Louin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sylvarena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Amy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moss ...

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

Adding Moss to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moss post office opened in 1904.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moss.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moss - 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 Moss area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Moss 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/