Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Morris came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Morris in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Morris. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Morris data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Morris:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Morris was listed as Morris Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Morris was listed as Morris Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Morris was listed as Morris Courthouse.

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Morris is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Morris in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Morris for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Morris. See our Misc Page for Morris for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Morris:

Morris was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)