Welcome to Moorheadville ...

Moorheadville is located in Erie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moorheadville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Moorheadville is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Moorheadville lies within the (814) area code.

Communities near Moorheadville ...

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

• Erie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• North East
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
• Wesleyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
  • Wesleyville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesleyville <4>
• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Waterford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
• Sherman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Wattsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsburg
  • Wattsburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wattsburg <4>
• McKean
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKean have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
  • McKean is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • McKean has also been known as:
  • Middleboro
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <4>
• Freeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Erie County
• Hornby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
  • Hornby is located in Erie County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moorheadville ...

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

Adding Moorheadville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moorheadville post office opened in 1851.

We also found Moorheadville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moorheadville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

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