Welcome to Morrison ...

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

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

Morrison would have been located within present day Sanpete County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Morrison, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morrison, 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 1950.

Time Zone: The area where Morrison was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Morrison still existed, it would have been in the (435) area code.

Communities Also Named Morrison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Morrison - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Morrison ...

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

• Ephraim
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
  • Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
  • Former names for Ephraim:
  • Cottonwood
  • Fort Ephraim
  • Pine Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <4>
• Manti
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
  • Manti is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • Former name for Manti:
  • Copenhagen
  • Manti has also been known as:
  • Manti City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <4>
• Gunnison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
  • Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
  • Former name for Gunnison:
  • Hog Wallow
  • Gunnison has also been known as:
  • Gunnison City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <4>
• Centerfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
  • Centerfield is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerfield <4>
• Redmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <4>
• Mayfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Former names for Mayfield:
  • Cobblehaven
  • Frog Hollow
  • New London
  • Order
  • Skinny
  • Skunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Wales
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
  • Wales is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wales <4>
• Fayette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Fort Manti ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Manti. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Manti
  • Fort Manti is located in Sanpete County
  • Former names for Fort Manti:
  • Little Stone Fort
  • Manti Log Fort
• Fort Gunnison ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gunnison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gunnison
  • Fort Gunnison is located in Sanpete 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 Morrison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morrison.

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

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

Adding Morrison to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Morrison was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morrison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/