Morrison Missouri Map

About Morrison, Missouri

Morrison is a locality in Gasconade County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 44. The population density is 53.7 people per km². Morrison is located at 38.6728°N, 91.6363°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65061.

Morrison lies cradled by the rolling Ozark foothills, a place where the land itself seems to exhale slowly. It lies 29.8 miles east-north-east of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 77°T), and is situated 10.9 miles west-south-west of Hermann. The Gasconade River, a ribbon of cool, often jade-colored water, carves its way through this terrain, its banks softened by a generous growth of deciduous trees that blaze with fierce color in autumn and offer a deep, hushed green through the long summers. The air here carries a scent of damp earth and pine, particularly potent after a rain, and the late afternoon sun, when it finds a break in the canopy, paints the dusty roads and weathered clapboard buildings with a fleeting, golden hue. The hills, not imposing enough to be mountains, rise and fall with a gentle insistence, their slopes a patchwork of dense woodland and cleared fields where agriculture has long since wrestled a living from the soil. The history of Morrison is deeply entwined with the Gasconade, a waterway that once served as a vital artery for commerce and travel before the highways rendered it a more leisurely pursuit. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile bottomlands and the promise of timber, established a presence here, their lives shaped by the seasons and the river's caprices. The local economy, once robust with milling and general stores catering to a farming populace, now leans on a more diversified footing, with small businesses and services supporting the residents. There's a quiet resilience in Morrison, a sense of continuity that whispers from the old stone foundations of buildings long gone and the enduring traditions of a community that understands the value of neighborly support and the simple beauty of a landscape that has patiently endured.

About This Morrison Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Morrison, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.672822, -91.636281. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Morrison and Gasconade County.

Detailed location data for Morrison includes the ZIP code (65061), telephone area code (573), county seat of Gasconade County (Hermann), and school district assignment (Osage County R-I School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Morrison is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.