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Welcome to Moses ...

Moses is located in Whitman County<1>.

Moses is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Moses lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Moses: 509

Communities Also Named Moses ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Moses - they are located in New Mexico and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Moses ...

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

  • Lewiston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
  • Clarkston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pomeroy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Asotin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lapwai
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <3>
  • Genesee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Colton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Uniontown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkston Heights - Vineland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Clarkston - Highland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moses ...

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

Adding Moses to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moses 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 Moses was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moses.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whitman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moses - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.