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Welcome to Morse ...

Morse is located in Johnson County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Morse, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Morse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Morse is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Morse lies within the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Morse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Morse - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morse.

Communities near Morse ...

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

  • Cedar Rapids
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Iowa City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Coralville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
    • Coralville is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <4>
  • North Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
    • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <4>
  • Tiffin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
    • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <4>
  • Mount Vernon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
  • West Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
  • Tipton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Tipton is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <4>
  • Solon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <4>
  • West Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morse ...

Looking for more information about Morse? 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 Morse, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Morse.

Adding Morse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morse in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Morse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Morse post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morse.

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

The official website for Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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