Welcome to Morristown ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morristown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

When the people of Morristown refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Morristonian<1>

Time Zone: Morristown lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Area Codes for Morristown: 902 & 782<2>

Communities Also Named Morristown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Morristown - they are located in Arizona, California, Illinois (2), Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey (2), New York, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Adding Morristown to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Morristown was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morristown.

Footnotes ...

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A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Morristown refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Morristown may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.

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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 902 code has been Overlayed with the 782 area code. New phone numbers in the Morristown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the Morristown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).