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Welcome to Morris ...

Morris is located in Nicholas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morris, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Morris is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Morris: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Morris ...

While we believe that this Morris is located in Nicholas County, we know of another 2 West Virginia communities named Morris. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kanawha and Wirt County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 30 communities that are also named Morris - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Washington and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Morris ...

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

  • Summersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sutton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gassaway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cowen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Flatwoods
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Camden-on-Gauley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Herold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Herold is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
  • Widen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Widen is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
  • Canfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Canfield is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morris ...

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

Adding Morris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morris 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 (so far) for Morris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Morris post office opened in 1911. The Morris post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morris.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morris - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Morris area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Morris area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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