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Welcome to Moffitt ...

So far, we found very little information about Moffitt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Moffitt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Moffitt, please Contact Us.

Moffitt would have been located within present day Hancock County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moffitt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Moffitt is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Moffitt was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Moffitt was located: 419 & 567<4>

Communities Also Named Moffitt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Moffitt - they are located in Florida, Indiana and Texas.

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

Communities near Moffitt ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Moffitt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moffitt in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Moffitt was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moffitt.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Moffitt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moffitt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Moffitt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Moffitt area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.