Morris, Indiana

Morris, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Morris is located in Indiana
Morris
Morris
Morris is located in the United States
Morris
Morris
Coordinates: 39°16′55″N 85°10′14″W / 39.28194°N 85.17056°W / 39.28194; -85.17056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRipley
TownshipAdams
Elevation
[1]
991 ft (302 m)
ZIP code
47006
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-51174[2]
GNIS feature ID2830514[1]

Morris is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Morris was originally called Springdale, and under the latter name was first settled about 1840 by a colony of German Catholics.[3] The name was changed to Morris in 1856.[4] A post office called Morris has been in operation since 1858.[5] The center of community life is St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church which was founded in 1856. The church also built a grade school in 1861 where many of the residents of the community attended until the school closed down in 1977.[6]

Morris is located at 39°16′56″N 85°10′39″W / 39.28222°N 85.17750°W / 39.28222; -85.17750.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morris, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Alan F. Smith (2000). Ripley County in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-7385-0734-7.
  4. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1898). History of the Catholic Church in Indiana. A. W. Bowen & Company. p. 380.
  5. ^ "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "History". St. Anthony Church. Retrieved October 25, 2022.


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