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Welcome to Big Moose ...

Big Moose is located in Herkimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Moose, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Big Moose is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Big Moose: 315 & 680<3>

Websites for Big Moose ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.herkimercountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Big Moose ...

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

  • Beaver River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Inlet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thendara
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
  • Raquette Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Number Four
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Number Four is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
  • Crystal Dale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
  • Wanakena
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Belfort
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Belfort is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
  • Petries Corners
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
  • Greig
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Moose ...

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

Adding Big Moose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Moose 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 Big Moose was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Big Moose post office opened in 1893. The Big Moose post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Moose.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Herkimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Moose - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Big Moose area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Big Moose area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/