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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Morris came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Morris in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Morris. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Morris, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Morris:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Minnesota (1932)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Minnesota (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Morris is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Morris in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Morris for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Morris. See our Misc Page for Morris for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Morris:

Morris was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following route mentioned Morris as a scheduled stop:

The Western Star: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Western Star (train schedule from 1970). The Western Star travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/