Welcome to Mooresburg ...

Mooresburg is located in Montour County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mooresburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Mooresburg is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Mooresburg: (570)

Communities Also Named Mooresburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mooresburg - they are located in Ontario and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Mooresburg ...

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

• Bloomsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <3>
• Sunbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <3>
• Shamokin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <3>
• Milton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
• Selinsgrove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Lewisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <3>
• Danville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Northumberland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <3>
• Mifflinburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mooresburg ...

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

Adding Mooresburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mooresburg 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 Mooresburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Mooresburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mooresburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montour County: www.montourco.org/

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