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Welcome to Moravia ...

Moravia is primarily located in Beckham County<1>. A portion of Moravia extends into Greer County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moravia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Moravia is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Moravia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Moravia: 580

Communities Also Named Moravia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Moravia - they are located in Idaho, Iowa, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Moravia ...

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

  • Sayre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sayre is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
  • Mangum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Granite
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sentinel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lone Wolf
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Willow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bloomington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomington is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Delhi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Jester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jester is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moravia ...

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

Adding Moravia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moravia 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 Moravia was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moravia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Beckham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moravia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.