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Welcome to Morrisonville ...

Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Morrisonville, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Morrisonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Morrisonville is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Morrisonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Morrisonville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudounchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Morrisonville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Morrisonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Morrisonville - they are located in Illinois, Louisiana, New York and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Morrisonville ...

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

  • Frederick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Leesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
  • Purcellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brunswick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
    • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
  • Charles Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ranson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
  • Poolesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
    • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <4>
  • Middletown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Frederick County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
  • Berryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Boonsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
    • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morrisonville ...

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

Adding Morrisonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morrisonville 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 Morrisonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Morrisonville post office opened in 1854.

We also found Morrisonville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morrisonville.

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

The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Loudoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morrisonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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