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Welcome to Morse Junction ...

Morse Junction is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Morse Junction is located in Hutchinson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Morse Junction: Morse Jct. (or less commonly used: Morse Jctn.)

Morse Junction is 3,220 feet [981 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Morse Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Morse Junction: 806

Communities near Morse Junction ...

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

  • Spearman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Stinnett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gruver
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pringle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Oil City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Electric City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
  • Sanford
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Phillips
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Phillips is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
  • Borger
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Borger is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borger <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morse Junction ...

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

Adding Morse Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morse Junction 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 Morse Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morse Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hutchinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morse Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.