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Welcome to Moorings ...

Moorings is located in Surry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moorings, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Moorings is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Moorings: 757 & 948<3>

Communities Also Named Moorings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Moorings - they are located in Florida, Georgia and New York.

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

Communities near Moorings ...

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

  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Smithfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wakefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Claremont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Claremont is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Ivor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ivor is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <4>
  • Dendron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Surry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Itata
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Itata is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
  • Carsley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Carsley is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moorings ...

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

Adding Moorings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moorings 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 (so far) for Moorings was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Moorings post office opened in 1889. The Moorings post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moorings.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moorings - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Moorings area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Moorings area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/