Do you know of Moose River ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Moose River. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Moose River.<1>

Our sources for Moose River (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Moose River other than they indicate that Moose River would be found somewhere in Lewis County, New York.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1872 and closed  in 1913.

Communities Also Named Moose River ...

We found four communities that share the name Moose River.

Within New York, the name Moose River is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, one is located in the United States and the other five communities are located in  Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maine
    • Somerset County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Moose River [Somerset County].
  • Nova Scotia
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Moose River.
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Moose River.
  • Quebec
    • Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Moose River.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Moose River ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Moose River:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Moose River - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station

The FIPS database contains an entry for Moose River.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 36/48285   (Place Name: Moose River)

County: Lewis     (FIPS State/County: 36/049)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Moose River) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Lewis County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lewis County.