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Welcome to Morganville ...

Morganville is located in Dade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morganville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Morganville has a population of 1,835 people<2> (see below for details).

Morganville is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Morganville (for example, toward Bridgeport (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Morganville: 706 & 762<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Morganville had an population of 1,835 people. This is an increase of 664.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morganville had a population of 240 people.

With a 2010 count of 240 people, the population of Morganville decreased 83.61% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,464 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Morganville.

Communities Also Named Morganville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Morganville - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Morganville ...

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

  • Chattanooga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • John Ross Estates
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
    • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
  • Newnan Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
  • Lytle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lytle is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
  • East Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • East Brainerd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
  • Red Bank
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bank <5>
  • Fort Oglethorpe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Signal Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Signal Terrace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people

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 Morganville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morganville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morganville ...

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

Adding Morganville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morganville 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 Morganville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Morganville post office opened in 1866. The Morganville post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morganville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Dade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Morganville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morganville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Morganville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Morganville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/