Morton is an unincorporated community in southeast Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri[1] and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The community is one mile west of Missouri Route A approximately six miles east-northeast of Richmond. It is located on a ridge above Dangerous Branch which joins Crooked River two miles to the south.[2]
History
editA post office called Morton was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1904.[3] The community has the name of one Mr. Morton, the original owner of the site.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morton, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 28 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
39°19′10″N 93°51′39″W / 39.31944°N 93.86083°W
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