Welcome to Morgan City ...
So far, we found very little information about Morgan City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Morgan City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morgan City, please Contact Us.
Morgan City would have been located within present day Morgan County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Morgan City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Morgan City is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Morgan City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Morgan City was located: 217 & 447<4>
Communities Also Named Morgan City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Morgan City - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Louisiana and Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morgan City.
Communities near Morgan City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morgan City.
- Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jacksonville
- From Morgan City to Jacksonville
- Beardstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Beardstown is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beardstown
- From Morgan City to Beardstown
- South Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Roodhouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roodhouse
- Roodhouse is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roodhouse <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roodhouse
- From Morgan City to Roodhouse
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winchester
- From Morgan City to Winchester
- Virginia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
- Virginia is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <5>
- Griggsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
- Griggsville is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <5>
- Meredosia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredosia
- Meredosia is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredosia <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meredosia
- From Morgan City to Meredosia
- Bluffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs
- Bluffs is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffs <5>
- Murrayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrayville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville
- Murrayville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrayville <5>
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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morgan City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morgan City. 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 City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgan City. See our Newspapers Page for Morgan City.
Adding Morgan City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Morgan City 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 City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Morgan City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Morgan City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morgan City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Morgan City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Morgan City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |