Moore

Moore Forklift Parts - Moore (population 55,081) is a city within the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area and lies within Cleveland County. It is Oklahoma's seventh biggest city.

The City of Moore started out as a quiet, small community just outside Oklahoma City and is currently a shopping, dining and entertainment center. Only 20 minutes from downtown Oklahoma City, the City of Moore is within an easy drive of Tinker Air Force Base and Will Rogers World Airport. The Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center is nearby. The University of Oklahoma lies to the south of Moore.

On a few occasions in the last 12 years, the city of Moore has been hit by damaging tornadoes. Of the three major tornadoes during 1999, the year 2003 and 2010; the 1999 tornado left a 60-km long trail of destruction and ranked as an F5 tornado on the Fujita scale. It was amongst the strongest tornadoes in recorded history. 36 individuals within the Oklahoma City metropolitan area were killed during this catastrophic weather event.

The original name for Moore was "Verbeck." Settlers later began arriving in the land run of the year 1889, arriving by foot, on horseback, by wagon and by train. The name of the town became Moore after Al Moore, who was either a brakeman or a conductor residing at the camp, painted his last name on a board and nailed it on his boxcar so that the postal delivery would be sure to find him. The settlement became legally referred to as Moore when the town incorporated in the year 1893.

A vital reason for Moore's growth has been its nearness to thousands of businesses, industries, and public and private schools. There are plenty of recreational and cultural facilities within the metro area. Moore has numerous residents who work at government offices within the state's capital city to the north. Moore, an Oklahoma "Certified City", is considered desirable place to live.