Morton, Missouri

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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

A 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]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morton, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 28 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

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