Welcome to Moon ...

Moon is located in Allegheny County<1>.

The location of Moon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Moon is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Moon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Moon - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Moon ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• Baldwin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• Weirton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• Wilkinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
• Franklin Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Whitehall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Munhall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munhall
  • Munhall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munhall <4>
• East Liverpool
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <4>
• Brentwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moon ...

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

Adding Moon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moon post office opened in 1841.

We also found Moon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/