Morrisburg is a ghost town in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States.[1]
Morrisburg, Iowa | |
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Former community | |
  Morrisburg, Iowa  Morrisburg, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 41°36′00″N 94°19′05″W / 41.60000°N 94.31806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Guthrie |
| Elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 641 |
| GNIS feature ID | 465439[1] |
History
editMorrisburg (historically spelled Morrisburgh) was laid out in 1855 by James Moore and Jonathan J. Morris. The town was originally called Fairview, but the name was changed in 1856 when it was discovered that there was already a Fairview in Iowa.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morrisburg, Iowa
- ^ History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa. Continental Historical Company. 1884. pp. 471.
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