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Welcome to Moosehead ...

Moosehead is located in Luzerne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moosehead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Moosehead is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Moosehead: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Moosehead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Moosehead - they are located in Maine (2) and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Moosehead ...

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

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nanticoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Forge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pittston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Taylor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Moosic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
  • Plymouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Exeter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moosehead ...

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

Adding Moosehead to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moosehead post office opened in 1872. The Moosehead post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moosehead.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moosehead - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Moosehead area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Moosehead 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/