Welcome to Fort Morgan ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Morgan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Morgan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Morgan, please Contact Us.
Fort Morgan would have been located within present day Baldwin County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Morgan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Morgan: Ft. Morgan
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Morgan is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Fort Morgan was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Fort Morgan was located: 251
The community of Fort Morgan was previously named Fort Bowyer.
Communities Also Named Fort Morgan ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Morgan - it's located in Colorado.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Morgan.
Communities near Fort Morgan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Morgan.
- Gulf Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Shores
- Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Shores <5>
- Bayou La Batre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou La Batre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou La Batre
- Bayou La Batre is located in Mobile County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayou La Batre <5>
- Dauphin Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
- Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
- Magnolia Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Magnolia Springs is located in Baldwin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia Springs <5>
- Alabama Port
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabama Port have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
- Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
- Gasque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gasque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasque
- Gasque is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasque <5>
- Mon Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Coden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coden
- Coden is located in Mobile County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coden <5>
- Oyster Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay
- Oyster Bay is located in Baldwin County
- Yupon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupon
- Yupon is located in Baldwin County
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 Fort Morgan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Morgan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Morgan. 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 Fort Morgan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Morgan. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Morgan.
Adding Fort Morgan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Morgan 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 Fort Morgan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Fort Morgan post office opened in 1892.
We also found Fort Morgan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Morgan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Morgan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Morgan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |