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Welcome to Morrowville ...

The city of Morrowville is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morrowville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Morrowville has a population of 147 people<2> (see below for details).

Morrowville is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Morrowville: 785

The ZIP code for Morrowville: 66958<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Morrowville had an population of 147 people. This is a decrease of 5.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morrowville had a population of 155 people. This makes Morrowville the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 155 people, the population of Morrowville decreased 7.74% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 168 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Morrowville.

Communities Also Named Morrowville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Morrowville - they are located in Alabama and California.

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

Communities near Morrowville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morrowville ...

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

Adding Morrowville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morrowville 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 (so far) for Morrowville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Morrowville post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morrowville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Morrowville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morrowville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Morrowville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Morrowville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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