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Welcome to Moorheadville ...

Moorheadville is located in Erie County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Moorheadville: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Moorheadville ...

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

  • Erie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • 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 northeast)
  • Wesleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Westfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • 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)
  • Sherman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • 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)
  • McKean
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McKean is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
    • 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)
    • Freeport is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Hornby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hornby is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby

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 (so far) 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. The Moorheadville post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moorheadville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moorheadville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Moorheadville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Moorheadville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/