Morse Mill, Missouri

Morse Mill is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately five miles northwest of Hillsboro along Missouri Route B. The community and mill were located along Big River.[2]

A post office called Morse Mill has been in operation since 1859.[3] The community is named after John H. Morse, the proprietor of a local mill.[4][5]

Notable person

  • Bertha Gifford (1871–1951), serial killer who murdered approximately 17 people

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morse Mill, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 1st ed. 1998, p. 48 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 181.
  5. ^ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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


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