Welcome to Morganton ...Morganton is located in Loudon County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Morganton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Morganton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Morgantonian<2> Morganton is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Morganton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Morganton (for example, toward Pikeville), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Morganton: 865 Communities Also Named Morganton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Morganton - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia and North Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morganton. Websites for Morganton ...Chamber of Commerce: www.loudoncounty.org/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Morganton, the following might be of interest: Communities near Morganton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morganton.
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 Morganton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morganton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morganton. 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 Morganton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morganton. See our Newspapers Page for Morganton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morganton ...Looking for more information about Morganton? 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 Morganton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Morganton. Adding Morganton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Morganton 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 (so far) for Morganton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Morganton. Footnotes ...
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