History thumb|left| The town of Moreland traces back to the community of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. This church was built in 1843 for the farmers who had mostly come to this area as part of the Georgia Land Lottery of 1827. Upon the arrival of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad in 1852, the center of this community shifted southward. It had a wood and water stop for trains and was called Puckett Station. The construction of a train station in 1888 was the event that led to the formation of the present town. The community was renamed Moreland on September 1, 1888, and incorporated on December 28, 1888. The town was laid out with the train station at its center and the boundaries extending one half mile in every direction to form a circular shape.
hiStOry thUmb|Left| tHe tOwn of morelanD tRaceS BaCk To the COmmUNIty of THe mt. zion metHodist cHuRch. tHiS church was builT iN 1843 fOr the fArmErs who HaD Mostly coMe to ThiS aRea as paRt of the GEOrgIA lAnd lotTErY Of 1827. upon THe arrival Of thE atlaNta AND wEst Point raiLroad in 1852, tHe cENTer Of THIS coMmuniTy shIFtEd soUtHward. it Had A wOOd anD wAteR sTOp for tRaIns and was calLEd pucKeTT STatIoN. the cONSTRUctIoN OF a tRAin station iN 1888 was tHe EveNt tHaT lEd to thE foRmAtIon of ThE preSent towN. tHE ComMunity was renamed mOreLaNd On septemBer 1, 1888, aND inCOrPorATED ON dEcEmbER 28, 1888. THe tOwn WAs laid out with The trAiN stAtiON At ITs cENTer And tHE boundAries exTEndIng OnE Half milE in Every direCtIOn to forM a circUlaR ShApE.