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Welcome to Morton ...

So far, we found very little information about Morton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Morton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morton, please Contact Us.

Morton would have been located within present day Etowah County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Morton is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Morton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Morton (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Morton ...

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

Beyond Alabama, there are 34 communities that are also named Morton - they are located in 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, Washington and Wyoming (2).

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.

  • Gadsden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Albertville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boaz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
  • Rainbow City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Southside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Attalla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Centre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Collinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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.

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 Morton, 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 Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.