WayfarrowMorris Addition
Ghost town · District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Morris Addition is a ghost town in District of Columbia County, District of Columbia. It is one of 26 former communities in District of Columbia County on the federal names register. No county in District of Columbia has more among the 1 District of Columbia counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Morris Addition as a historical populated place on the Washington East topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.9057° N, 76.9691° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Washington East |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 44 ft |
| Nearest living town | Colmar Manor, MD |
| Distance to it | 2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 529720 |
| Coordinates | 38.90567, -76.96914 |
What's there now
Morris Addition is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Colmar Manor, MD (population 1,579), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 44 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Monastery Lotghost town · District of Columbia County · 1 mi
- Nacotchtankeghost town · District of Columbia County · 1.1 mi
- Nacocktankeghost town · District of Columbia County · 1.1 mi
- Pipetownghost town · District of Columbia County · 1.9 mi
- Youngsboroughghost town · District of Columbia County · 2.2 mi
- Dobbins Additionghost town · District of Columbia County · 2.7 mi
- Carrollsburgghost town · District of Columbia County · 2.9 mi
- Bloodfieldghost town · District of Columbia County · 3.2 mi
- Cowtownghost town · District of Columbia County · 3.3 mi
- Potomac Cityghost town · District of Columbia County · 3.5 mi
- Pretty Prospectghost town · District of Columbia County · 4.2 mi
- Sauis Additionghost town · District of Columbia County · 4.5 mi
Questions
Where is Morris Addition?
Morris Addition is in District of Columbia County, District of Columbia, at 38.9057, -76.9691.
How many ghost towns are in District of Columbia County?
District of Columbia County, District of Columbia has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.