Welcome to Moss Neck ...

Moss Neck is located in Caroline County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moss Neck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Moss Neck is near sea level<3>.

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

Moss Neck is within the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Moss Neck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Moss Neck - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Moss Neck ...

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

• Fredericksburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Colonial Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <4>
• Bowling Green
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Port Royal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Samuels Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
  • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
• New London
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Caroline County
• Stuart Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
  • Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
• Arnolds Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
  • Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
• Port Conway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
  • Port Conway is located in King George County
• Woodlanding Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlanding Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
  • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford 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 Moss Neck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moss Neck.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moss Neck ...

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

Adding Moss Neck to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moss Neck post office opened in 1860.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moss Neck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/

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