Welcome to Morrisey ...

Morrisey is located in Weston County<1>.

The location of Morrisey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morrisey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Morrisey is 3,880 feet [1,183 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Morrisey is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Morrisey lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Morrisey: (307)

Communities Also Named Morrisey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Morrisey: This one is located in Weston County and the other is located in Carbon County.

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

Communities near Morrisey ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Morrisey.

• Dewey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Dewey is located in Custer County (SD)
• Spencer ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Weston County
• Hill View Heights
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill View Heights
  • Hill View Heights is located in Weston County
• Newcastle
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in Weston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <4>
• Cambria ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Cambria is located in Weston County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Morrisey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morrisey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morrisey ...

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

Adding Morrisey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Morrisey post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morrisey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/