Welcome to Morgantown ...

Morgantown is located in La Paz County<1>.

Morgantown is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Morgantown lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Morgantown (for example, toward Blythe (CA)), you will soon leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Morgantown: 928

Communities Also Named Morgantown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Morgantown - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Mississippi (3), Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Morgantown ...

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

Blythe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
- Blythe is located in Riverside County (CA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,673 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythe <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blythe
- From Morgantown to Blythe
Quartzsite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzsite
- Quartzsite is located in La Paz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quartzsite <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quartzsite
- From Morgantown to Quartzsite
Ehrenberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenberg
- Ehrenberg is located in La Paz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrenberg <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ehrenberg
- From Morgantown to Ehrenberg
Olive City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive City
- Olive City is located in La Paz County
- Olive City has also been known as:
- Bradshaw's Ferry
- Olivia
East Blythe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blythe
- East Blythe is located in Riverside County (CA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Blythe
- From Morgantown to East Blythe
La Paz Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz Valley
- La Paz Valley is located in La Paz County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Paz Valley
- From Morgantown to La Paz Valley
Mesa Verde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Verde
- Mesa Verde is located in Riverside County (CA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mesa Verde
- From Morgantown to Mesa Verde
Palo Verde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Verde
- Palo Verde is located in Imperial County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Verde <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Palo Verde
- From Morgantown to Palo Verde
Cibola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cibola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibola
- Cibola is located in La Paz County
Poston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poston
- Poston is located in La Paz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poston <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Poston
- From Morgantown to Poston

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Morgantown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morgantown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morgantown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morgantown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.