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History · Morrow

Morrow’s post office opened in 1883, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on.

1883first post office
0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Morrow began

When was Morrow founded?

1883

The Morrow post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Saint Peter's (1868), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 149143 years
Founding year: the first Morrow post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Morrow’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Morrow are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Morrow’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Morrow’s history is told.

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The story so far

Morrow, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Morrow yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Morrow is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States, located just east of U.S. Route 71. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 149. A post office has existed in this community since 1883. Public school students in Morrow attended Morrow Elementary School (under the supervision of the St. Landry Parish School Board) until the school was closed due to dwindling school population and a federal desegregation order in 2009. Morrow is served by St. Landry Parish Fire Protection District #7.

Its first post office opened in 1883.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Morrow, 1868 to 1948

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1868Post officeThe Saint Peter's post office opens
  3. 1881Post officeThe Saint Peter's post office closes
  4. 1883Post officeThe Morrow post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1948On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Morrow on the map, 1948 to 1998

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Morrow. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Morrow on the 1948 USGS mapMorrow on the 1965 USGS mapMorrow on the 1998 USGS map1948Bunkie sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Morrow.

Famous people

Famous people close to Morrow

Nobody well known was born in Morrow itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Little WalterAmerican blues harmonica player · b. 1930
Norma McCorveyPlaintiff in Roe v. Wade · b. 1947
Rod MilburnAmerican athlete · b. 1950
Chris DuhonAmerican basketball player · b. 1982
Anna MargaretAmerican singer, songwriter and actress · b. 1996
Clifton ChenierAmerican zydeco accordion player and singer · b. 1925
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Morrow’s post office has been open since 1883. Another post office, Saint Peter's, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Saint Peter's
1868–1881
Morrow
1883–today
18601940today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Morrow’s history

What year was Morrow founded?

The Morrow post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.