Welcome to Morton ...
So far, we found very little information about Morton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Morton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Morton - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Morton, please Contact Us.
Morton was located in the Texas Panhandle.
While we don't have the exact location of Morton , we believe that it would have been located within present day Moore County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Morton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1948.
Time Zone: The area where Morton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Morton once stood is in the (806) area code.
Communities Also Named Morton ...
While we believe that this Morton is located in Moore County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Morton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cochran and Harrison County.
Beyond Texas, there are 34 communities that are also named Morton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Utah, Washington and Wyoming (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Morton.
Adding Morton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Morton 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 Morton was on a map titled Road Map for Oklahoma (from Shell Oil, 1948).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Morton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Moore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |