Welcome to Morgan ...

Morgan is located in Decatur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morgan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Morgan is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Morgan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Morgan: 641

Communities Also Named Morgan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Morgan - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Morgan ...

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

• Lamoni
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
  • Lamoni is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <4>
• Leon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Leon is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leon
  • From Morgan to Leon
• Corydon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
• Princeton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princeton
  • From Morgan to Princeton
• Allerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
  • Allerton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <4>
• Humeston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humeston
  • Humeston is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humeston <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Humeston
  • From Morgan to Humeston
• Mercer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mercer
  • From Morgan to Mercer
• Cainsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
  • Cainsville is located in Harrison County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cainsville
  • From Morgan to Cainsville
• Lineville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
  • Lineville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
• Van Wert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Van Wert is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Van Wert
  • From Morgan to Van Wert

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morgan ...

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

Adding Morgan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morgan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Morgan was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Morgan in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Morgan post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morgan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morgan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/