Morris, Indiana

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Morris, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Morris
Coordinates: 39°16′55″N85°10′14″W / 39.28194°N 85.17056°W / 39.28194; -85.17056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Ripley
Township Adams
Elevation
[1]
991 ft (302 m)
ZIP code
47006
Area codes 812, 930
FIPS code 18-51174 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830514 [1]

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

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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 and which is, as of February 2025, the scene of an investigation into a possible eucharistic miracle. [6] 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. [7]

Morris is located at 39°16′56″N85°10′39″W / 39.28222°N 85.17750°W / 39.28222; -85.17750 .

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined Morris as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. ↑ Whelan, Rachel (February 27, 2025). "Catholic Church investigating possible Eucharistic miracle at Indiana church". WLWT. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "History". St. Anthony Church. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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