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.
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"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.
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