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Do you know of Morton ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Morton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Morton.

We found mention of Morton as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Hopkins County, Kentucky.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Morton ...

We found 34 communities that share the name Morton.

Within Kentucky, the name Morton is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Morton [Etowah County].
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Morton [Jefferson County].
    • Arkansas
      • Woodruff County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Morton [Woodruff County].
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Morton [Los Angeles County].
    • Georgia
      • Jones County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Morton [Jones County].
    • Idaho
      • Bonner County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Morton [Bonner County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Morton [Cook County].
      • Tazewell County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Morton [Tazewell County].
    • Indiana
      • Putnam County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Morton [Putnam County].
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Morton [Pottawattamie County].
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Chase County].
      • Cherokee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Cherokee County].
      • Morton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Morton County].
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Sedgwick County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Washington County].
    • Louisiana
      • Concordia Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Morton [Concordia Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Morton [Wayne County].
    • Minnesota
      • Renville County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Morton [Renville County].
    • Mississippi
      • Scott County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Morton [Scott County].
    • Missouri
      • Ray County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Morton [Ray County].
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Morton [Elko County].
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Morton [Monroe County].
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Morton [Monroe County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Morton.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Morton [Klamath County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Morton [Delaware County].
      • Philadelphia County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Morton [Philadelphia County].
    • Texas
      • Cochran County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Morton [Cochran County].
      • Harrison County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Morton [Harrison County].
      • Moore County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Morton [Moore County].
    • Utah
      • Cache County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Morton [Cache County].
    • Washington
      • Lewis County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Morton [Lewis County].
    • Wyoming
      • Converse County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Morton [Converse County].
      • Fremont County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Morton [Fremont County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Morton ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Morton:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Morton - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Morton.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 21/53598   (Place Name: Morton (RR name for Mortons Gap))

County: Hopkins     (FIPS State/County: 21/107)

Class: X3

More Orphans in  Hopkins County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Hopkins County.

Ansonia 
AshbysburghNew Homestead
AtkinsonNewold
  
BakersportOkema
Barnesley 
BernardPond River
 Powerfull
CarbondalePyro
Carlow 
ChelseaRomney
Cherry 
ChesleySilent Run
ComoSixseam
  
DawsonTrident
Daylight 
 Underwood
East Diamond 
EvergreenVogue
  
Hamby StationWhite City
Hamby's stationWicks Well
 Woods
Monarch 

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Morton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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