Welcome to Morley ...
Morley is located in Las Animas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Morley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Morley is 7,020 feet [2,140 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Morley is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Morley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Morley: 719
Communities Also Named Morley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Morley - they are located in Alberta, California, 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.
- Trinidad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
- Trinidad is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <3>
- Raton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
- Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <3>
- Cokedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Starkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <3>
- Brilliant ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
- Sopris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Engleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Engleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
- Engleville is located in Las Animas County
- Madrid ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Las Animas County
- Valdez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
- Valdez is located in Las Animas County
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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morley ...
Looking for more information about Morley? 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 Morley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Morley.
Adding Morley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Morley 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 Morley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Morley post office opened in 1882.
We also found Morley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Morley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Las Animas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morley - 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |