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History · Morris Township

40% of Morris Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
40%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Morris Township’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 Morris Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Morris Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19053 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1973. Watch Morris Township change.Old housesHalf of Morris Township’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Morris Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Nineveh
1871–today
West Union
1876–1917
Time
1884–1924
Deer Lick
1886–1930
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Deer LickNinevehWest Union
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Morris Township
Bates ForkBeulahGreen GroveWest Union

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

On the map

Morris Township on the map, 1905 to 1973

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

Morris Township on the 1905 USGS mapMorris Township on the 1964 USGS mapMorris Township on the 1973 USGS map1905Rogersville 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 Morris Township.

The story so far

Morris Township, in brief

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

Morris Township is a township that is located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 564 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline from the total of 818 that was tabulated during the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 818 to 564 (-31%).

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

Timeline

Morris Township, 1871 to 1924

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1871Post officeThe Nineveh post office opens
  3. 1876Post officeThe West Union post office opens
  4. 1884Post officeThe Time post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1905On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1917Post officeThe West Union post office closes
  8. 1924Post officeThe Time post office closes
By decade

Morris Township, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Municipal Building, Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania 22015Municipal Building, Morris Township, Greene County, P…Municipal Building, Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania 12015Municipal Building, Morris Township, Greene County, P…Morris Township Community Center, Greene County, Pennsylvania2015Morris Township Community Center, Greene County, Penn…Hopkins Store, Nineveh, Pennsylvania2015Hopkins Store, Nineveh, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Route 182012Pennsylvania State Route 18Beulah Baptist Church2008Beulah Baptist Church
People over time

Morris Township, census by census

02004006008001,00020002020Peak: 1,040

Between 564 and 1,040 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Morris Township’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

East Finley Township3 historic placesB+Richhill TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCenter Township3 historic placesA+Gray TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFranklin Township4 historic placesA

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.