Do you know of Mossy Creek ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Mossy Creek. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Mossy Creek.<1>

Our sources for Mossy Creek (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Mossy Creek other than they indicate that Mossy Creek would be found somewhere in Augusta County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1852 and closed  in 1926.

Communities Also Named Mossy Creek ...

We found one communities that share the name Mossy Creek.

Within Virginia, the name Mossy Creek is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Mossy Creek in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • White County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mossy Creek [White County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Mossy Creek ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Mossy Creek:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Mossy Creek - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Mossy Creek.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/53464   (Place Name: Mossy Creek)

County: Augusta     (FIPS State/County: 51/015)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Mossy Creek) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Augusta County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Augusta County.