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Welcome to Mooresboro ...

The town of Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mooresboro has a population of 311 people<2> (see below for details).

Mooresboro is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mooresboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mooresboro: 704 & 980<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mooresboro had an population of 311 people (or a decrease of 0.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mooresboro had a population of 311 people. This makes Mooresboro the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 311 people, the population of Mooresboro has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 314 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mooresboro.

Websites for Mooresboro ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clevelandchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mooresboro, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Mooresboro ...

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

  • Shelby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
  • Gaffney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
    • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <5>
  • Forest City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cherryville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Spindale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
    • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <5>
  • Rutherfordton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Blacksburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
    • Belwood is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Chesnee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
    • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <5>
  • Ellenboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
    • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mooresboro ...

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

Adding Mooresboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mooresboro 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 Mooresboro was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mooresboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cleveland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mooresboro.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mooresboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Mooresboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Mooresboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.