Morris Indiana Map

About Morris, Indiana

Morris is a locality in Ripley County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 587. The population density is 376.1 people per km². Morris is located at 39.2823°N, 85.1775°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 47006, 47033.

Morris occupies a quiet expanse of the Indiana landscape where the terrain settles into a mosaic of working woodlots and orderly farmland. It lies 12.9 miles northwest of Dearborn, IN (from Dearborn, IN: bearing 308°T), and is situated 2.7 miles east-southeast of Batesville. Bobs Creek traces a deliberate path through the earth here, its currents carving a subtle depression that dictates the slow drainage of the surrounding fields. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of Ester Ridge provides a jagged anchor to the sky, while the immediate horizon remains dominated by the stillness of Bischoff Reservoir. The light in this corner of the state possesses a particular clarity at dusk, turning the stubble of the harvested fields into a soft, monochromatic bronze that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has slipped away.

Morris maintains an economy deeply rooted in the practicalities of the soil and the steady labor of the regional workshop. Residents often gather at the Bischoff Reservoir (Batesville) Public Access Site to mark the transition of seasons, a place where the water mirrors the shifting canopy of the hardwoods. The echoes of an earlier agricultural era persist in the layout of the land, though the rhythm of modern life now moves with the hum of machinery and the steady transit of those traveling toward the nearby industrial centers. Despite the encroachment of newer patterns, the character of Morris remains defined by a patient resilience, a sense that the inhabitants are merely the latest stewards of a geography that has seen the slow, quiet reclamation of the forest since the first clearings were notched into the timber.

About This Morris Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Morris, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.282274, -85.177461. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Morris includes the ZIP code (47006, 47033), telephone area code (317, 463), county seat of Ripley County (Versailles), and school district assignment (Batesville Community School Corporation).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.