Welcome to Morlan ...
So far, we found very little information about Morlan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Morlan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morlan, please Contact Us.
Morlan would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Morlan is 5,960 feet [1,817 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Morlan is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Morlan was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Morlan, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The Area Code where Morlan was located: 775
Communities near Morlan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morlan.
- Henry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Afton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Afton is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Afton has also been known as:
- Taber City
- Contact ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Contact is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contact
- Shores ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shores is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores
- Jarbidge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- San Jacinto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Bruno City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bruno City is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
- Three Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Three Creek is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creek
- Wilkins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Delaplain ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delaplain is located in Elko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplain
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 Morlan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morlan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morlan. 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 Morlan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morlan. See our Newspapers Page for Morlan.
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 Morlan, 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 Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morlan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |