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Welcome to Moores Landing ...

Moores Landing is located in Charleston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Moores Landing: Moores Lndg. (or less commonly used: Moores Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Moores Landing for more information about variations on the name of Moores Landing.

Moores Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Moores Landing: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Moores Landing ...

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

  • Charleston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Isle-of-Palms
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sullivan's Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Awendaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • McClellanville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pineland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pineland is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
  • Wando
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Island-of-Palms
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
  • Huger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moores Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Charleston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moores Landing - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Moores Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Moores Landing 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.