Morse Mill, Missouri

Morse Mill is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located about five miles northwest of Hillsboro.

A post office called Morse Mill has been in operation since 1859.[2] The community is named after John H. Morse, the proprietor of a local mill.[3][4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morse Mill, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 181.
  4. "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

Coordinates: 38°16′36″N 90°39′11″W / 38.27667°N 90.65306°W / 38.27667; -90.65306


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