Mooring is located in Brazos County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mooring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1950.
Mooring is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mooring lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Mooring: 979
Communities Also Named Mooring ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mooring - it's located in Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mooring.
Communities near Mooring ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mooring.
- College Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bryan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caldwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hearne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
- Hearne is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <3>
- Snook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
- Snook is located in Burleson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <3>
- Milano
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
- Milano is located in Milam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <3>
- Kurten
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wixon Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Rye ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Stone City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
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 Mooring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mooring.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mooring. 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 Mooring.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mooring. See our Newspapers Page for Mooring.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mooring ...
Looking for more information about Mooring? 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 Mooring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mooring.
Adding Mooring to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mooring 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 for Mooring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mooring post office opened in 1950.
We also found Mooring in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mooring.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mooring - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |