Welcome to Morea ...

Morea is located in Crawford County<1>.

The location of Morea has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Morea is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Morea (for example, toward Carlisle (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Morea is within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Morea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Morea - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Morea ...

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

• Vincennes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <4>
• Robinson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Sullivan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Sumner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Bridgeport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Oblong
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <4>
• Palestine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
• Carlisle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Oaktown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
  • Oaktown is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morea ...

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

Adding Morea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morea in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Morea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Morea post office opened in 1873.

We also found Morea on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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