Welcome to Morrisgap ...

So far, we found very little information about Morrisgap. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Morrisgap to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morrisgap, please Contact Us.

Morrisgap would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morrisgap, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Morrisgap is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Morrisgap was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Morrisgap (for example, toward Pikeville), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Morrisgap was located: 865

Communities near Morrisgap ...

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

• Lakemont Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
  • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
• College Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
  • College Grove is located in Roane County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
• Lenoir City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
  • Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <5>
• Harriman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
  • Harriman is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <5>
• Loudon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Loudon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <5>
• Sweetwater
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <5>
• Kingston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
• Rockwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
• Madisonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <5>
• White Wing Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Wing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
  • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 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 Morrisgap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morrisgap.

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

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

Adding Morrisgap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morrisgap 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 Morrisgap was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morrisgap.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/