Welcome to Morgan ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morgan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

Morgan is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Morgan: 802

Communities Also Named Morgan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Morgan - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Morgan ...

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

Coaticook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaticook
Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,184 people
Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,121 people
Stanstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanstead
Barton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
Irasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irasburg
- Irasburg is located in Orleans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,129 people
Ayer's Cliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer's Cliff
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayer's Cliff <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 Morgan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morgan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morgan ...

Looking for more information about Morgan? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Morgan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Morgan.

Adding Morgan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morgan 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 Morgan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Morgan post office opened in 1843.

We also found Morgan in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morgan.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morgan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/