Welcome to Morrill ...

Morrill is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Morrill is located in Cherokee County<1>.

The location of Morrill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morrill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Morrill is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Morrill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Morrill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Morrill - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Morrill ...

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

• Rusk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <4>
• Alto
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
• Wells
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Reklaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <4>
• Kennard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
  • Kennard is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <4>
• Bluff City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Bluff City is located in Houston County
• Weeping Mary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
• Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Cherokee County
• Douglass
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
  • Douglass is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglass <4>
• New Birmingham ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Birmingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County

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 Morrill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morrill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morrill ...

Looking for more information about Morrill? 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 Morrill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Morrill.

Adding Morrill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morrill 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 Morrill was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Morrill in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Morrill post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morrill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morrill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/