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Welcome to Morrisburgh ...

So far, we found very little information about Morrisburgh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Morrisburgh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morrisburgh, please Contact Us.

Morrisburgh would have been located within present day Guthrie County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Morrisburgh is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Morrisburgh was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Morrisburgh ...

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

  • Perry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Adel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Adel is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <4>
  • Dallas Center
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Stuart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Guthrie Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Earlham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Meter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Panora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • DeSoto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Redfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

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 Morrisburgh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Guthrie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morrisburgh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.