Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Morris in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Morris. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Birch River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
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- Herold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
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- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Strange Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Little Birch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
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- Twistville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
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- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
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- Hookersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
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- Muddlety
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
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- Frametown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Boggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boggs is located in Webster County
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- Ira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ira is located in Clay County
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- Delphi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delphi is located in Nicholas County
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- Persinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Persinger is located in Nicholas County
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- Strouds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strouds is located in Webster County
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- Sutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Otter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
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- Gould
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Clay County
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- Enon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Nicholas County
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- Craigsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
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- Halo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Halo is located in Webster County
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- Bakers Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Run is located in Braxton County
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- Sleith ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
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 Morris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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