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History · Morris Run

Morris Run’s post office opened in 1866, and 65% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 3 old photos and papers and maps from 1925 on.

1866first post office
0on the National Register
65%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
3famous people
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Quick answers

How Morris Run began

When was Morris Run founded?

1866

The Morris Run post office opened in 1866, the earliest record of the town by name.

160 years
Founding year: the first Morris Run post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Morris Run’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Morris Run’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19254 editions of the USGS map, 1925 to 1986. Watch Morris Run change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Morris Run’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
2 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewCoal Mining Scene, Morris Run, Pennsylv…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Morris Run, in brief

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

Morris Run is an unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) east of Blossburg. Morris Run has a post office with ZIP Code 16939. The current mayor is Lindsey Wilson.

Its first post office opened in 1866.

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

On the map

Morris Run on the map, 1925 to 1986

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

Morris Run on the 1925 USGS mapMorris Run on the 1944 USGS mapMorris Run on the 1970 USGS mapMorris Run on the 1986 USGS map1925Blossburg 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 Run.

Timeline

Morris Run, 1885 to 1925

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885Born hereAbe Kruger is born here
  3. 1890Born hereGuy Nearing is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1909In the archiveCoal Mining Scene, Morris Run, Pennsylvania ca 1910
  6. 1910In the archiveTipple and Washery, Morris Run Coal Mining Company
  7. 1919Born hereCarl Lindquist is born here
  8. 1925On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Morris Run, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1900s to the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s–1910s3 items
Coal Mining Scene, Morris Run, Pennsylvania ca 19101909Coal Mining Scene, Morris Run, Pennsylvania ca 1910Morris Run, Tioga County, Pennsylvania (postal stamp of 16 September 1909)1909Morris Run, Tioga County, Pennsylvania (postal stamp …Tipple and Washery, Morris Run Coal Mining Companyc. 1910Tipple and Washery, Morris Run Coal Mining Company
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

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Coal Mining Scene, Morris Run, Pennsylvania ca 1910
Retake this viewCoal Mining Scene, Morris Run, Pennsylvania ca 1910, 1909

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Famous people

3 famous people were born in Morris Run

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Abe KrugerAmerican baseball player · b. 1885
Carl LindquistMajor League Baseball pitcher · b. 1919
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Guy NearingAmerican writer and horticulturist · b. 1890

Questions about Morris Run’s history

What year was Morris Run founded?

The Morris Run post office opened in 1866, 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 Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.