The most likely reason relates to an arcane definition of moreland, meaning "a hilly country".

Colonel George Smith migrated to Moreland Township from Montgomery County in 1790.

The marriage of his daughter Annie to a Quaker named William Farr caused some controversy in the early history of Moreland Township.

The local Quaker congregation insisted that Farr confess that he had done wrong in marrying outside his faith.

Farr refused to do so and insisted that his Baptist wife, Annie, was a good Christian woman.

John Simpson was the grandfather of Ulysses S. Grant who became president of the United States.

This family bond meant that many of the residents of Moreland Township in the mid-19th century were second cousins to the man who served as their president.

Williamsport, the Lycoming county seat, is 21 miles (34 km) west of the township.

The Harman Lewis 1H well, a Marcellus Formation shale gas well in Moreland Township, has had a methane leak since 2011.

[7][8] In January 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued an order to the well operator, Range Resources, to address the leakage problems "for once and for all".