Welcome to Big Moose ...

Big Moose is located in Herkimer County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Big Moose lies within the (315) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
  • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <4>
• Inlet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
  • Inlet is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inlet <4>
• Thendara
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
  • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
• Raquette Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raquette Lake
  • Raquette Lake is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raquette Lake <4>
• Number Four
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Four have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
  • Number Four is located in Lewis County
• Crystal Dale
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Dale
  • Crystal Dale is located in Lewis County
• Wanakena
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakena
  • Wanakena is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanakena <4>
• Petries Corners
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petries Corners
  • Petries Corners is located in Lewis County
• Greig
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greig
  • Greig is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greig <4>
• Lyonsdale
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
  • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County

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 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.

We also found Big Moose on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Herkimer County: www.herkimercounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/