Welcome to Morgin Valley ...

So far, we found very little information about Morgin Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Morgin Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morgin Valley, please Contact Us.

Morgin Valley would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.

The location of Morgin Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morgin Valley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1894.

A typical abbreviation for Morgin Valley: Morgin Vly. (or less commonly used: Morgin Vally. or Morgin Vlly.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Morgin Valley is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Morgin Valley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Morgin Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morgin Valley.

• Des Moines
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <5>
• Altoona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
• Indianola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <5>
• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Pleasant Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <5>
• Bondurant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
  • Bondurant is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <5>
• Knoxville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <5>
• Carlisle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
• Mitchellville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
  • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <5>
• Colfax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Morgin Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morgin Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morgin Valley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morgin Valley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgin Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Morgin Valley.

Adding Morgin Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morgin Valley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Morgin Valley was in the book titled Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893.

We also found Morgin Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morgin Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/