Town of Morson in Ontario
I recently inquired of the Geonames of the Ministry of Natural Resources about the origins of the town called Morson in western Ontario.The following reply was received today:
While we have no direct origin information on the locality of Morson, we can assume that it would have been named similarly to that of the geographic township of Morson, which it is in.
In "Place Names of Ontario" (1997), Alan Rayburn writes of Morson, "This township in Rainy River District was named in 1927 after Frederick Montye Morson of Toronto, who was made a judge in 1891."
In "Places in Ontario" (1981), Nick and Helma Mika write of Morson, "Morson
was established in 1928 and incorporated in 1956.Nine families - the Kanutsons, Bergs, Swensons, Donaldsons, Rodeyards, Holzes, Walkers, Morrissons, Sundeans - were the early settlers of Morson Township.They
located at the head of Big Grassy River at the Rapids.It was here that a post office was established.The township was named after the Morrisson family.However, the spelling was changed to "Morson" because at the time another Morrison Township existed in Ontario."
Personally, I prefer the first explanation!
Cheers, Joan
We hope that this information will be of use to you.
Tim Matley
Toponymist
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Re: Town of Morson in Ontario
Mike Morson 3/25/00