Do you know of Morton ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Morton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Morton.<1>
Our sources for Morton (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Morton other than they indicate that Morton would be found somewhere in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1889 and closed in 1898.
Communities Also Named Morton ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Morton.
Within Iowa, the name Morton is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Morton [Etowah County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Morton [Jefferson County].
- Arkansas
- Woodruff County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Morton [Woodruff County].
- California
- Los Angeles County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Morton [Los Angeles County].
- Georgia
- Jones County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Morton [Jones County].
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Morton [Bonner County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Morton [Cook County].
- Tazewell County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Morton [Tazewell County].
- Indiana
- Putnam County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Morton [Putnam County].
- Kansas
- Chase County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Chase County].
- Cherokee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Cherokee County].
- Morton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Morton County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Sedgwick County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Washington County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Renville County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Morton [Renville County].
- Mississippi
- Scott County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Morton [Scott County].
- Missouri
- Ray County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Morton [Ray County].
- Nevada
- Elko County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Morton [Elko County].
- New York
- Monroe County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Morton [Monroe County].
- Ohio
- Monroe County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Morton [Monroe County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Morton.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Utah
- Cache County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Morton [Cache County].
- Washington
- Lewis County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Morton [Lewis County].
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Morton ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Morton:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Morton - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
More Orphans in Pottawattamie County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Pottawattamie County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Morton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |