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Welcome to Morse (aka 'Morris') ...

Morse is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Morse is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Morse: 913

The community of Morse has also been called Morris.

Communities Also Named Morse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Morse - they are located in California, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Morse ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Overland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kansas City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Olathe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
  • Lee's Summit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Shawnee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lenexa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leawood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Raytown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <3>
  • Grandview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morse ...

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

Adding Morse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morse 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 Morse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Morse post office opened in 1878. The Morse post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morse.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morse - 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>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/