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Welcome to Morville ...

Morville is located in Concordia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Morville is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Morville: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Morville ...

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

  • Natchez
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <4>
  • Vidalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferriday
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ridgecrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Carthage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Cloverdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Sycamore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • West Ferriday
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morville ...

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

Adding Morville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Morville post office opened in 1885. The Morville post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Concordia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Morville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Morville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/