Do you know of Moonstone ???This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Moonstone. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Moonstone.<1> Our sources for Moonstone (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Moonstone other than they indicate that Moonstone would be found somewhere in Swain County, North Carolina. From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1890 and closed in 1892. Communities Also Named Moonstone ...We found two communities that share the name Moonstone. Within North Carolina, the name Moonstone is unique. Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Moonstone ...We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Moonstone: Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2> Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Moonstone - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned More Orphans in Swain County ...Can you help? As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Swain County.
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