Welcome to Morrisville Station ...
Morrisville Station is located in Madison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Morrisville Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
A typical abbreviation for Morrisville Station: Morrisville Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Morrisville Station is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Morrisville Station lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Morrisville Station: 315 & 680<3>
Communities near Morrisville Station ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morrisville Station.
- Oneida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chittenango
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canastota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cazenovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
- Cazenovia is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <4>
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
- Waterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sherburne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>
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 Morrisville Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morrisville Station.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morrisville Station. 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 Morrisville Station.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morrisville Station. See our Newspapers Page for Morrisville Station.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morrisville Station ...
Looking for more information about Morrisville Station? 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 Morrisville Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Morrisville Station.
Adding Morrisville Station to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Morrisville Station 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 Morrisville Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Morrisville Station post office opened in 1880.
We also found Morrisville Station in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Morrisville Station.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morrisville Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Morrisville Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Morrisville Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |