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Welcome to Morgantown ...

Morgantown is located in Adams County<1>.

Morgantown is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Morgantown: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Morgantown ...

While we believe that this Morgantown is located in Adams County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Morgantown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Marion and Oktibbeha County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 19 communities that are also named Morgantown - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Morgantown ...

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

  • Vidalia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <4>
  • Ferriday
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <4>
  • Fayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
  • Ridgecrest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Waterproof
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Roxie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Selma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Selma is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Carthage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carthage is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Cloverdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morgantown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morgantown - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Morgantown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Morgantown 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.