Do you know of Morris Plains ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Morris Plains. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Morris Plains.<1>

Our sources for Morris Plains (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Morris Plains other than they indicate that Morris Plains would be found somewhere in Morris County, New Jersey.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1876.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Morris Plains ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Morris Plains:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

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

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

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

More Orphans in  Morris County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Morris County.