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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 altitude 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)
  • Raton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
    • 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)
    • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Starkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brilliant ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • San Miguel ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
  • Sopris ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
  • Engleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Madrid ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Valdez
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Valdez is located in Las Animas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez

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 (so far) for Morley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Morley post office opened in 1882. The Morley post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morley.

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/