Welcome to Morehead ...

Morehead is primarily located in Labette County<1>. A portion of Morehead extends into Neosho County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morehead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Morehead is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Morehead is within the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Morehead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Morehead - they are located in Kentucky (2), North Carolina and Quebec.

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

Communities near Morehead ...

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

• Parsons
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <3>
• Independence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <3>
• Neodesha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
  • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <3>
• Cherryvale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Cherryvale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryvale <3>
• Erie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
• Altamont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
• Thayer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
  • Thayer is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <3>
• Mound Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
  • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
• Altoona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Galesburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Neosho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 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 Morehead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morehead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morehead ...

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

Adding Morehead to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Morehead post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morehead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Labette County: www.labettecounty.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/