Morse Mill is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately five miles northwest of Hillsboro along Missouri Route B. The community and mill were located along Big River.[2]

A post office called Morse Mill has been in operation since 1859.[3] The community is named after John H. Morse, the proprietor of a local mill.[4][5]

Notable person

  • Bertha Gifford (1871–1951), serial killer who murdered approximately 17 people

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morse Mill, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 1st ed. 1998, p. 48 ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 181.
  5. "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°16′36″N 90°39′11″W / 38.27667°N 90.65306°W / 38.27667; -90.65306


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