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Welcome to Morseville ...

Morseville is located in Jo Daviess County<1>.

Morseville is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Morseville: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named Morseville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Morseville - they are located in Massachusetts (2) and Michigan.

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

Communities near Morseville ...

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

  • Freeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Savanna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lena is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <4>
  • Stockton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Carroll
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lanark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
  • Pearl City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hanover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Elizabeth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morseville ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jo Daviess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morseville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Morseville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Morseville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.