Welcome to Moonlight ...

Moonlight is located in Isle of Wight County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moonlight, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Moonlight is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Moonlight is located in the (757) area code.

Communities Also Named Moonlight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Moonlight: This one is located in Isle of Wight County and the other is located in Greensville County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 4 communities that are also named Moonlight - they are located in Indiana and Kansas (2).

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

Communities near Moonlight ...

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

• Newport News
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
• Williamsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Smithfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Windsor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Wakefield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Claremont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
• Ivor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
  • Ivor is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <4>
• Dendron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
  • Dendron is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <4>
• Surry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Surry is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
• Beachland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
  • Beachland is located in Surry 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 Moonlight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moonlight.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moonlight ...

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

Adding Moonlight to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moonlight post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moonlight.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Isle of Wight County: www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/

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