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Welcome to Morris Ferry ...

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

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

Morris Ferry would have been located within present day Little River County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morris Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

A typical abbreviation for Morris Ferry: Morris Fry. (or less commonly used: Morris Frry.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Morris Ferry is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Morris Ferry was located: 870 & 327<4>

Communities Also Named Morris Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Morris Ferry - they are located in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.

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

Websites for Morris Ferry ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.littlerivercounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Morris Ferry, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Morris Ferry ...

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

  • De Queen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Horatio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Foreman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lockesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Wilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilton is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <5>
  • Haworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <5>
  • Winthrop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gillham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gillham is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Ben Lomond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cerrogordo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo

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

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

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

Adding Morris Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morris Ferry 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 (so far) for Morris Ferry was on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morris Ferry.

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 Morris Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Little River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morris Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Morris Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Morris Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.