The Morriston Post Office was established here in what was then Perry County on February 8, 1887, with D. L. Carter as the first Postmaster. It was discontinued on September 11, 1893, reestablished on January 10, 1894, with J. S. Doyle as Postmaster, named for F. M. Morris, who served as Postmaster during the late 1890s, and moved to Hattiesburg on August 15, 1906.