Welcome to Morley ...
So far, we found very little information about Morley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Morley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morley, please Contact Us.
Morley would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Morley, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Morley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. The community was inundated by Lake Shasta in 1944.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Morley is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Morley was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Morley would have been located in the (530) area code.
Communities Also Named Morley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Morley - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morley.
Communities near Morley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morley.
- Redding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Redding is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <5>
- Shasta Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
- Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
- Former names for Shasta Lake:
- Boomtown
- Central Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <5>
- Baird ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Bayha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - McColl ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Mountain Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Gate
- Mountain Gate is located in Shasta County
- Former names for Mountain Gate:
- Bass
- Fish's Station
- Coram ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sugarloaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Sugarloaf is located in Shasta County
- Toyon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Churntown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Morley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morley. 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 Morley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morley. See our Newspapers Page for Morley.
Adding Morley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Morley 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 for Morley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Morley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Morley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |