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Welcome to Morley ...

Morley is located in West Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Morley is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Morley: 225

Communities Also Named Morley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Morley - they are located in Alberta, California, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Morley ...

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

  • Baton Rouge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Baker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
  • Saint Gabriel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Addis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <3>
  • Plaquemine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Allen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brusly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <3>
  • White Castle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Livonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
  • Maringouin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morley ...

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

Adding Morley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morley 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 (so far) for Morley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Morley post office opened in 1907. The Morley post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including West Baton Rouge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morley - 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/