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History · Morris Township

16% of Morris Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1923 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
16%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 4 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19235 editions of the USGS map, 1923 to 1972. Watch Morris Township change.
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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, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Water Street
1825–1936
Union Furnace
1828–1923
Blairfour
1914–1929
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BlairfourShaffersvilleUnion FurnaceWater Street
Gone or out of use
Fox Run SchoolschoolOakland Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Morris Township
ShaffersvilleWaterstreet

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, 1923 to 1972

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 1923 USGS mapMorris Township on the 1933 USGS mapMorris Township on the 1946 USGS mapMorris Township on the 1963 USGS mapMorris Township on the 1972 USGS map1923Tyrone 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 Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 424 at the time of the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 410 to 428 (+4%).

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

Timeline

Morris Township, 1825 to 1936

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1825Post officeThe Water Street post office opens
  3. 1828Post officeThe Union Furnace post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1914Post officeThe Blairfour post office opens
  6. 1923Post officeThe Union Furnace post office closes
  7. 1923On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1929Post officeThe Blairfour post office closes
  9. 1936Post officeThe Water Street post office closes
By decade

Morris Township, decade by decade

Today10 recent
US 22 wb entering Water Street, PA, Aug. 20242024US 22 wb entering Water Street, PA, Aug. 2024US 22 wb entering Catharine Twp., Blair Co., PA, May 20242024US 22 wb entering Catharine Twp., Blair Co., PA, May …PA 453 nb past US 22, Aug. 20242024PA 453 nb past US 22, Aug. 2024PA 453 nb in Morris Twp., Huntingdon Co., Aug. 20242024PA 453 nb in Morris Twp., Huntingdon Co., Aug. 2024PA 453 nb at PA 45, Aug. 20242024PA 453 nb at PA 45, Aug. 2024Water Street, Pennsylvania2018Water Street, PennsylvaniaOld Route 22 Foggy morning May 2016 - panoramio (50)2016Old Route 22 Foggy morning May 2016 - panoramio (50)Old Route 22 Foggy morning May 2016 - panoramio (30)2016Old Route 22 Foggy morning May 2016 - panoramio (30)Frankstown Path near Alexandria2015Frankstown Path near AlexandriaMap of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Morris Township2008Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Highlighting M…Map
People over time

Morris Township, census by census

010020030040020002020Peak: 424

Between 410 and 424 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.

Famous people

Famous people close to Morris Township

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

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Charlie CristUnited States Representative from 2017 to 2022 · b. 1956
Michael BeheAmerican biochemist, author, and intelligent de… · b. 1952
Janet BlairActress · b. 1921
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Andrew Kevin WalkerAmerican screenwriter · b. 1964
Paul WinterAmerican saxophonist · b. 1939
H. Beam PiperAmerican science fiction writer · b. 1904
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Catharine Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpruce Creek Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPorter Township3 historic placesA−Tyrone Township3 historic placesB+

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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 (10), 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.