Welcome to Morris Heights ...

Morris Heights is located in Bronx County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Morris Heights: Morris Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Morris Heights is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Morris Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Morris Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Morris Heights: This one is located in Bronx County and the other is located in New York County.

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

Communities near Morris Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morris Heights.

• New York
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
• Paterson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <3>
• Passaic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Morris Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morris Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morris Heights. 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 Morris Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morris Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Morris Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morris Heights ...

Looking for more information about Morris Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Morris Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Morris Heights.