Morley was laid out about 1873 on the main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in southern Jones County. First called Viroqua, it was renamed Morley in 1886 and is in southern Jones County between Anamosa and Olin. Today, the village retains classic small-town life. Miller Park provides a place to play, the library a place to learn and the quaint church a place to worship.