Welcome to Morton ...
So far, we found very little information about Morton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Morton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morton, please Contact Us.
Morton would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
Morton was founded in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Morton is 5,960 feet [1,817 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Morton is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Morton was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Morton was located: 775
Communities Also Named Morton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Morton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (3), Utah, Washington and Wyoming (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morton.
Communities near Morton ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Morton.
- Afton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Henry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Shores ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Bruno City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruno City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
- Bruno City is located in Elko County
- Jarbidge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbidge
- Jarbidge is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarbidge <6>
- Metropolis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
- Metropolis is located in Elko County
- Wilkins ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Contact ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contact
- Contact is located in Elko County
- Melandco ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Morton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morton. 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 Morton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morton. See our Newspapers Page for Morton.
Adding Morton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Morton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Morton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Morton post office opened in 1890.
We also found Morton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Morton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
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 Morton, 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 Morton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |