Welcome to Morey ...
So far, we found very little information about Morey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Morey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morey, please Contact Us.
Morey would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
Morey was founded in 1866.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Morey is 7,540 feet [2,298 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Morey is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Morey was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Morey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Morey - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morey.
Communities near Morey ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Morey.
- Lower Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Lower Town is located in Nye County
- Upper Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Town
- Upper Town is located in Nye County
- Tybo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tybo
- Tybo is located in Nye County
- Stargo ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Lockes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes
- Lockes is located in Nye County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Morey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morey. 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 Morey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morey. See our Newspapers Page for Morey.
Adding Morey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Morey 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 for Morey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Morey post office opened in 1872.
We also found Morey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Morey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |