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Welcome to Saint Morgan ...

Saint Morgan is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Morgan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Morgan: St. Morgan

Saint Morgan is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Saint Morgan ...

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

  • Belleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • O'Fallon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Edwardsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Collinsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Shiloh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <3>
  • Swansea
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
    • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <3>
  • Glen Carbon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
    • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <3>
  • Troy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Highland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Morgan ...

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

Adding Saint Morgan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Morgan 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 Saint Morgan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saint Morgan post office opened in 1861.

We also found Saint Morgan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Morgan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Morgan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/