Welcome to Moses ...

Moses is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moses, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Moses is 4,820 feet [1,469 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Moses is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: While Moses is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Moses: (575)

Communities Also Named Moses ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Moses - they are located in Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Moses ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Moses.

• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
• Mexhoma ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexhoma
  • Mexhoma is located in Cimarron County (OK)
• Seneca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
• Wheeless
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeless
  • Wheeless is located in Cimarron County (OK)
• Kenton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <3>
• Felt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
  • Felt is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <3>
• Texline
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texline
  • Texline is located in Dallam County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texline <3>
• Mount Dora
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
  • Mount Dora is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <3>
• Boise City
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
  • Boise City is located in Cimarron County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moses ...

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

Adding Moses to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moses 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 Moses was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Moses post office opened in 1909.

We also found Moses on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moses.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/