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Census Data for Moses Crossing

As far as we can tell, Moses Crossing<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Moses Crossing, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Scottsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <3>
  • Waynesboro
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlottesville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dillwyn
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Appomattox
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Staunton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

Nelson County ...

Moses Crossing is located in Nelson County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Nelson County.

Miscellaneous Information for Moses Crossing ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Nelson County or the community of Moses Crossing:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Moses Crossing:
    • GNIS ID for Moses Crossing: 1500962
    • GNIS ID for Nelson County: 1500936
    • GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Moses Crossing is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Moses Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Moses Crossing may originally have been Mose's Crossing. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Moses Crossing might be written as Mose Crossing. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Moses Crossing.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.