RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of West Virginia >> Gilmer County >> MossIndex...

Welcome to Moss ...

Moss is located in Gilmer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moss, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.

Moss is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Moss: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Moss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Moss - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Moss ...

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

  • Glenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sutton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gassaway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Grantsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Burnsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Auburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Stouts Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
  • Truebada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Truebada is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moss ...

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

Adding Moss to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moss post office opened in 1918. The Moss post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moss.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Gilmer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moss - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Moss area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Moss area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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