Official Name: | Morris, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community and Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Morris |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Ripley |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Adams |
Coordinates: | 39.2819°N -85.1706°W |
Elevation Ft: | 991 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47006 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-51174[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2830514 |
Morris is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Morris was originally called Springdale, and under the latter name was first settled about 1840 by a colony of German Catholics.[2] The name was changed to Morris in 1856.[3] A post office called Morris has been in operation since 1858.[4] 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.[5]
Morris is located at 39.2822°N -85.1775°W.