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Do you know of Port Morris ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Port Morris. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Port Morris.<1>

We found mention of Port Morris as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in New York County, New York.

Communities Also Named Port Morris ...

We found three communities that share the name Port Morris.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Port Morris.

Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Bronx County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Port Morris [Bronx County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Port Morris [Morris County].
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Port Morris [Brazoria County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Port Morris ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Port Morris:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Port Morris - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

Map from 1895 (unknown title/publisher)

More Orphans in  New York County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in New York County.

AnsoniaLincolnton
AudubonLondon Terrace
  
BaruchMadison Square
Bowling GreenMarble Hill
BryantMelrose
 Morgan
CarverMorningside
CathedralMorris Heights
CherokeeMorrisania
Claremont ParkMosholu
Colonial ParkMott Haven Junction
CooperMott Haven
  
Drew - HamiltonOld Chelsa
  
FordhamPatchin
Forham HeightsPeck Slip
Fort GeorgePeter Stuyvesant
Fort WashingtonPitt
 Prince
Governors Island 
GracieRoosevelt Island
Greeley Square 
 South Pole
Hamilton GrangeSouth Yonkers
Harlem RiverSpuyten Duyvil
Hell Gate 
High BridgeTimes Square
HowardTompkins Square
Hunt's PointTremont
 Triborough
Island 
 Vladeck
Kingsbridge 
KnickerbockerWards Island
 West Farms
Lenox HillWest Village
Lillian Wald 

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.









 

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