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Welcome to Moores Ferry ...

Moores Ferry is located in Loudon County<1>.

Moores Ferry is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Moores Ferry (for example, toward Lake Tansi Village), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Moores Ferry: 865

Communities Also Named Moores Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Moores Ferry - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Moores Ferry ...

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

  • Oak Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Farragut
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McMullens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • College Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Lenoir City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Fairway Estates
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
  • Harriman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweetwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moores Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moores Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Loudon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moores Ferry - 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.