Welcome to Morhain ...

Morhain is located in Wright County<1>.

The location of Morhain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morhain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Morhain is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Morhain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Morhain ...

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

• Webster City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
  • Webster City is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <4>
• Eagle Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
  • Eagle Grove is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Grove <4>
• Clarion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Belmond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmond
  • Belmond is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmond <4>
• Alden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
• Goldfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <4>
• Dows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
  • Dows is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dows <4>
• Latimer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
  • Latimer is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <4>
• Williams
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <4>
• Coulter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
  • Coulter is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people

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 Morhain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morhain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morhain. 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 Morhain.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morhain ...

Looking for more information about Morhain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Morhain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Morhain.

Adding Morhain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morhain 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 Morhain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Morhain post office opened in 1897.

We also found Morhain on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morhain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morhain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wright County: www.wrightcounty.org/

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