Welcome to Morton ...

Morton is located in Fremont County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

Morton is 5,510 feet [1,679 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Morton is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Morton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Morton lies within the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Morton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Morton: This one is located in Fremont County and the other is located in Converse County.

Beyond Wyoming, there are 34 communities that are also named Morton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (3), Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Morton ...

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

• Pavillion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
  • Pavillion is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pavillion <4>
• Kinnear
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnear
  • Kinnear is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinnear <4>
• Johnstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fremont County
• Ethete
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethete
  • Ethete is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethete <4>
• Fort Washakie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Washakie
  • Fort Washakie is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Washakie <4>
• Boulder Flats
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Flats
  • Boulder Flats is located in Fremont County
• Arapahoe
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
  • Arapahoe is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapahoe <4>
• Crowheart
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowheart
  • Crowheart is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowheart <4>
• Hudson
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Riverton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <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 Morton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morton ...

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

Adding Morton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Morton post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontcounty.org/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/