Welcome to Morrison ...
Morrison is located in Brown County<1>.
The location of Morrison has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Morrison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.
Morrison is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Morrison lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Morrison ...
Official Website: www.tn.morrison.wi.gov/
Communities Also Named Morrison ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Morrison - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morrison.
Communities near Morrison ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morrison.
- Green Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- De Pere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Howard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Ashwaubenon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Kaukauna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Allouez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Little Chute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Hobart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Morrison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morrison.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morrison. 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 Morrison.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrison. See our Newspapers Page for Morrison.
Adding Morrison to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Morrison 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 Morrison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Morrison post office opened in 1859.
We also found Morrison in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Morrison.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Morrison: www.tn.morrison.wi.gov/
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morrison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |