Mooresville dates to 1818, and 68% of its homes were built before 1940
1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district.
How Mooresville began
When was Mooresville founded?
Mooresville dates its founding to 1818 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1819.
1 historic place in Mooresville
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
2 famous people were born in Mooresville
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
Places now gone
Mooresville’s post office has been open since 1819.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Mooresville’s history
What year was Mooresville founded?
In 1818, according to Wikidata. Mooresville’s post office opened in 1819.
What is on the National Register in Mooresville?
One place: the Mooresville (listed 1972).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.