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Welcome to Morton Grove ...

Morton Grove is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morton Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Morton Grove: Morton Grv.

Morton Grove is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Morton Grove: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Morton Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Morton Grove - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Morton Grove ...

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

  • Martinsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hancock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • Bath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bath is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Paw Paw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Capon Bridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hedgesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shockeysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
  • Collinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Siler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
  • Berryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Berryville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morton Grove ...

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

Adding Morton Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morton Grove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Morton Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Morton Grove post office opened in 1875. The Morton Grove post office closed in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morton Grove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morton Grove - 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 Morton Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Morton Grove 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/