Morse Mill, Missouri

Morse Mill is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately five miles northwest of Hillsboro.

A post office called Morse Mill has been in operation since 1859.[2] The community is named after John H. Morse, the proprietor of a local mill.[3][4]

Notable person
  • Bertha Gifford (1871-1951), serial killer who murdered approximately 17 people
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morse Mill, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 181.
  4. "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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