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Welcome to Morrill ...

Morrill is located in Morrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morrill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Morrill is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Morrill: 320

Communities Also Named Morrill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Morrill - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Morrill ...

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

  • Sartell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauk Rapids
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Milaca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <3>
  • Foley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rice
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rice is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>
  • Pierz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierz is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <3>
  • Royalton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint Stephen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
  • Foreston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckman is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morrill ...

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

Adding Morrill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Morrill post office opened in 1891. The Morrill post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morrill.

Footnotes ...

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