Welcome to Morenci ...Morenci is located in Greenlee County<1> (at the time of its founding, Morenci was located in Graham County). While we don't have a date for the founding of Morenci, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884. Morenci is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Morenci is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Morenci lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Morenci, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does. Area Code for Morenci: 928 The ZIP code for Morenci: 85540<3> Communities Also Named Morenci ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Morenci - it's located in Michigan. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morenci. Communities near Morenci ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morenci.
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 Morenci. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morenci. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morenci. 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 Morenci. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morenci. See our Newspapers Page for Morenci. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morenci ...Looking for more information about Morenci? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Morenci, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Morenci. Adding Morenci to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Morenci 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 Morenci was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Morenci in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Morenci. Footnotes ...
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