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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Morgan had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Morgan, with the one closest to Morgan listed first.

  • Wataga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wataga is located in Mercer County (MO)
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  • Adel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Adel is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Lineville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Pleasanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Saline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saline is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Big Spring ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Spring is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Blockly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Blockly is located in Decatur County
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  • Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burrows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Davis City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Alvord ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Alvord is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
  • Ilia ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ilia is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilia
  • Leon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • High Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • High Point is located in Decatur County
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  • Akron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleopatra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cleopatra is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
  • Hodge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodge is located in Wayne County
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  • Ravanna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saxon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saxon is located in Wayne County
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  • Andover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Andover is located in Harrison County (MO)
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  • Cainsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Goshen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Goshen is located in Mercer County (MO)
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  • Allerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people

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 Morgan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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