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Do you know of Moffats Creek ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Moffats Creek. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Moffats Creek.<1>

Our sources for Moffats Creek (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Moffats Creek other than they indicate that Moffats Creek would be found somewhere in Augusta County, Virginia.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Moffats Creek ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Moffats Creek:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Moffats Creek - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Moffats Creek.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/52424   (Place Name: Moffats Creek (Newport))

County: Augusta     (FIPS State/County: 51/015)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Moffats Creek) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Augusta County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Augusta County.

Basic CityLunts
Baylor 
Bells LaneMary Gray
Big RiverMiddle River
Blue RidgeMilnesville
BodleyMoler's
BrookewoodMossy Creek
Burke's MillsMount Meridian
 Mushet
Cathay 
Cave StationPettis
CavePisgah
ClarePkin
CotopariPlunkettsville
Crimora Station 
 Rockland Mills
DorcasRolla
  
Elizabeth FurnaceSeawright Spring
Estelline FurnaceSherwood Forest
 Shutterly Mill
GalenaSpitler
 Sport
HildebrandStaunton
Hilo 
 Taranto
Jennings Gap 
 Valley Mills
KingVanlear
Kiracofe 
 Waynesboro
La GrangeWells
LandisWoodrow Wilson
Lebanon White Sulphur SpringsWoodrum
Long Glade 
LunchvilleZetta

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.









 

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