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History · Morning Glory

Half of Morning Glory’s homes were built after 1986

Most of Morning Glory was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Morning Glory’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 Morning Glory are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Morning Glory, in brief

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

Morning Glory is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census, down from 651 at the 2010 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code encompassing the CDP area is 79836.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 651 to 522 (-20%).

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Morning Glory

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

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Debbie ReynoldsAmerican actress, singer, and dancer · b. 1932
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Gene RoddenberryAmerican television screenwriter and producer · b. 1921
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Sandra Day O'ConnorAmerican lawyer and jurist · b. 1930
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Alan TudykAmerican actor · b. 1971
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Marcell JacobsItalian athlete · b. 1994
Paulina ChávezAmerican actress · b. 2002
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Connington ColoniaMorning Glory Manor ColoniaSunshine Acres Colonia

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Morning Glory’s history

Memory lane

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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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.