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Welcome to Moodyville ...

Moodyville is located in Pickett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moodyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.

Moodyville is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Moodyville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Moodyville (for example, toward Helenwood), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Moodyville: 931

Communities Also Named Moodyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Moodyville: This one is located in Pickett County and the other is located in Fentress County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 3 communities that are also named Moodyville - they are located in Kansas and Nevada.

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

Communities near Moodyville ...

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

  • Armathwaite
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
  • Cooper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Livingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompsons Store
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Jamestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Albany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Albany is located in Clinton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
  • Grimsley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Byrdstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Allardt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 489 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moodyville ...

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

Adding Moodyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moodyville 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 Moodyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Moodyville post office opened in 1866. The Moodyville post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moodyville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Pickett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moodyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/