Morse Mill, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

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

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morse Mill, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 1st ed. 1998, p. 48 ISBN 0899332242
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 181.
^ "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)