Welcome to Morley ...

Morley is located in West Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Morley is near sea level<3>.

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

Morley lies within the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Morley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Morley - they are located in Alberta, California, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Morley ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <4>
• Baker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
• Saint Gabriel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gabriel
  • Saint Gabriel is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Gabriel <4>
• Addis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
  • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <4>
• Plaquemine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaquemine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
  • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <4>
• Port Allen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <4>
• Brusly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <4>
• White Castle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle
  • White Castle is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Castle <4>
• Livonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <4>
• Maringouin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maringouin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin
  • Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morley ...

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

Adding Morley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Morley post office opened in 1907.

We also found Morley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for West Baton Rouge Parish: www.wbrcouncil.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/