Welcome to Morven ...

Morven is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Morven has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Morven is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Morven lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Morven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Morven - they are located in Georgia, North Carolina, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Morven ...

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

• Columbus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Shelbyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Greensburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Rushville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
• Edinburgh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburgh <4>
• Hope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Westport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Morristown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Fairland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Fairland is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <4>
• Hartsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morven ...

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

Adding Morven to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Morven post office opened in 1826.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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