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Welcome to Moatsville ...

Moatsville is located in Barbour County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Moatsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Moatsville is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Moatsville: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Moatsville ...

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

  • Bridgeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
  • Grafton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Philippi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Parsons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Anmoore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anmoore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anmoore
    • Anmoore is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anmoore <5>
  • Rowlesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Junior
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
    • Junior is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Newburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Flemington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Flemington is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moatsville ...

Looking for more information about Moatsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Moatsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Moatsville.

Adding Moatsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moatsville 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 Moatsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Moatsville post office opened in 1882.

We also found Moatsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moatsville.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moatsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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