The hamlet is on the northern edge of the Town of Morristown and was north of Gouverneur.

The first settlers of the town began the community around 1804, but the village was not permanently settled until 1808.

During the opening days of the War of 1812, a naval battle took place between two warships in the river opposite the village.

The Land Office, Jacob Ford House, McConnell's Windmill, Samuel Stocking House, Paschal Miller House, Morristown Schoolhouse, United Methodist Church, and Wright's Stone Store are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[5][6] Morristown is named after Gouverneur Morris, a signer of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.

The village was on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the City of Brockville in Canada.

30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.