Welcome to Moffitsville ...

Moffitsville is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moffitsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Moffitsville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Moffitsville: (518)

Communities Also Named Moffitsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Moffitsville - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Moffitsville ...

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

• Plattsburgh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburgh
  • Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburgh <3>
• Dannemora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannemora
  • Dannemora is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannemora <3>
• Village of Keeseville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
  • Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
• Keeseville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeseville
  • Keeseville is located in Essex County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeseville <3>
• Lyon Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Mountain
  • Lyon Mountain is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyon Mountain <3>
• Morrisonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
  • Morrisonville is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisonville <3>
• Standish
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Clinton County
• West Plattsburgh
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plattsburgh
  • West Plattsburgh is located in Clinton County
• Peru
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
• Black Brook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
  • Black Brook is located in Clinton 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 Moffitsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moffitsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moffitsville ...

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

Adding Moffitsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moffitsville post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moffitsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.ny.us/

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