Welcome to Moulton ...

Moulton is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

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

Moulton is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Moulton: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Moulton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Moulton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio (2), South Dakota, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Moulton ...

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

• Henderson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
• Louisburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
  • Louisburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <5>
• Franklinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <5>
• Youngsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>
• Spring Hope
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
  • Spring Hope is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hope <5>
• Norlina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
  • Norlina is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <5>
• Warrenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
• Bunn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
  • Bunn is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunn <5>
• Castalia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
  • Castalia is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
• Momeyer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momeyer
  • Momeyer is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moulton ...

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

Adding Moulton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moulton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/