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Welcome to Morristown ...So far, we found very little information about Morristown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Morristown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morristown, please Contact Us. Morristown would have been located within present day Winnebago County<2>. The location of Morristown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> The pronunciation of Morristown: MOR-ris-town<4> When the people of Morristown referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Morristonian<5> While the community is gone, the present day location for Morristown is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<6>. Time Zone: The area where Morristown was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time If Morristown still existed, it would have been in the (815) and (779)<7> area codes. Communities Also Named Morristown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Morristown: This one is located in Winnebago County and the other is located in Henry County. Beyond Illinois, there are 21 communities that are also named Morristown - they are located in Arizona, California, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey (2), New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (4), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morristown. Communities near Morristown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morristown.
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 Morristown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morristown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morristown. 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 Morristown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morristown. See our Newspapers Page for Morristown. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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