Welcome to Moomaw ...

So far, we found very little information about Moomaw. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Moomaw to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Moomaw, please Contact Us.

Moomaw would have been located within present day Roanoke County<2>.

The location of Moomaw has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moomaw, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Moomaw is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Moomaw was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Moomaw once stood is in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Moomaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Moomaw - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Communities near Moomaw ...

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

• Roanoke
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Blacksburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
• Salem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Vinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <5>
• Troutville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <5>
• Fincastle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <5>
• New Castle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Mason Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
  • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
• Hanging Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
• Sunset Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Sunset Village is located in Salem City

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

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

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

Adding Moomaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moomaw in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Moomaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Moomaw post office opened in 1885.

We also found Moomaw in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moomaw.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/