Welcome to Moore ...

Moore is located in Emery County<1>.

The location of Moore has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Moore was established in 1895.

Moore is 6,240 feet [1,902 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Moore is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Moore lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Moore is within the boundaries of the (435) area code.

Communities Also Named Moore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Moore - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Moore ...

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

• Castle Dale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Dale
  • Castle Dale is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Dale <4>
• Ferron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferron
  • Ferron is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferron <4>
• Orangeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <4>
• Emery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Emery is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emery <4>
• Clawson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
  • Clawson is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clawson <4>
• Copper Globe ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper Globe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Globe
  • Copper Globe is located in Emery County
• Wilsonville ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Emery County
• Lawrence ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Emery County
• Shanty Town ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanty Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
  • Shanty Town is located in Emery County
• Huntington
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moore ...

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

Adding Moore to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moore post office opened in 1940.

We also found Moore on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Emery County: www.co.emery.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/