Morley, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Scott County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 792 (Change since 1990: +16.0%)
• Founded: September 1868 by the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad Co.
• Name origin: James H. Morley

Geography

• Latitude: 37°02'33" N   (+37.0425)
• Longitude: 89°36'48" W   (-89.6133)
• Civil township: Morley
• Land area: 0.74 square miles (473.3 acres)

As the crow flies, Morley is...

• 2.0 miles NE of Brooks Junction
• 2.2 miles N of Haywood City
• 3.7 miles SE of Oran
• 4.7 miles SW of Benton
• 4.9 miles SW of Lambert
• 5.4 miles NE of Vanduser
• 5.5 miles NW of Blodgett
• 5.9 miles S of New Hamburg
• 6.1 miles N of McMullin
• 6.7 miles NE of Crowder
• 18.8 miles S of Cape Girardeau
• 114.0 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named for James H. Morley, chief engineer of the Belmont Branch railroad line

Demographics