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Welcome to Morhain ...

Morhain is located in Wright County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morhain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Morhain is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Morhain ...

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

  • Webster City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Clarion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Alden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dows
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Latimer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coulter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coulter is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 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 Morhain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morhain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morhain ...

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

Adding Morhain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Morhain post office opened in 1897. The Morhain post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morhain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morhain - 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/