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Welcome to Moiese ...

Moiese is located in Lake County<1>.

The pronunciation of Moiese: moh-EEZ<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moiese, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.

Moiese is 2,620 feet [799 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Moiese is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Moiese lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Moiese: 406

Communities near Moiese ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moiese ...

Looking for more information about Moiese? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Moiese, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Moiese.

Adding Moiese to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moiese 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 (so far) for Moiese was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Moiese post office opened in 1918. The Moiese post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moiese.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Moiese. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moiese - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/