Welcome to Moon ...

Moon is located in Mathews County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Moon is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Moon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Moon: (804)

Communities Also Named Moon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Moon - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Moon ...

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

• Kilmarnock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <4>
• Irvington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• Peary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
  • Peary is located in Mathews County
• Susan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
  • Susan is located in Mathews County
• Amburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
  • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
• Stingray Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
  • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
• North
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
• Hartfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
  • Hartfield is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartfield <4>
• Grafton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Middlesex 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 Moon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moon ...

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

Adding Moon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moon 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 Moon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Moon post office opened in 1902.

We also found Moon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mathews County: www.co.mathews.va.us/

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