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Welcome to Moline ...

Moline is located in Hill Country.

Moline is primarily located in Lampasas County<1>. A portion of Moline extends into Mills County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moline, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

When the people of Moline refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Moliner<2>

Moline is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Moline: 512 & 737<4>

Communities Also Named Moline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Moline - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Moline ...

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

  • Goldthwaite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lometa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Evant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Star
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Center City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Adamsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Bee House
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bee House is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
  • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
  • Izoro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moline ...

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

Adding Moline to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moline 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 Moline was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Moline post office opened in 1910. The Moline post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moline.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lampasas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Moline refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Moline may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moline - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Moline area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Moline area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/