Page 379 of Walter Romig's Michigan Place Names says:
"Mooreville, Washtenaw County:
the village was named for its founder, John L. Moore, who came from
New York and settled her by the Saline River about 1830 and was appointed
the first postmaster on Jan. 5, 1833; the post office was renamed York,
after its township, from May 2, 1834, until it was closed on April 30, 1907,
but the villageof Mooreville (in some records as Mooresville) remains
[Chapman; PO Archives]."
Mooreville is located about three miles west of Milan.
When the railroads decided to go through Milan, the community of Mooreville started
to decline. Many of the buildings were then moved to the village of Milan.
Last Changed on August 10, 2005 by Ronald R. Morey.