Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morris had a population of 528 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Batesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spades
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spades is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spades
- Ballstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ballstown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballstown
- Oldenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Stumpke Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Enochsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Weisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weisburg is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisburg
- Saint Peter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Peter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
- Oak Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Peppertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peppertown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
- New Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Napoleon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Alsace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Alsace is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alsace
- Pierceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Saint Maurice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Smiths Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smiths Crossing is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossing
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Milan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Metamora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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