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Welcome to Morgantown ...

Morgantown is located in Charlotte County<1>.

Morgantown is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Morgantown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Morgantown: 941

Communities Also Named Morgantown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Morgantown - they are located in Arizona, 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.

  • North Port
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Punta Gorda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arcadia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Ogden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Harbor View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
  • Solana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana
    • Solana is located in Charlotte County
  • Charlotte Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishermens Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishermens Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermens Village
    • Fishermens Village is located in Charlotte County
  • Port Charlotte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Charlotte Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Park
    • Charlotte Park is located in Charlotte 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 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 Florida's counties, including Charlotte, 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.