Welcome to Morris Ranch ...

So far, we found very little information about Morris Ranch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Morris Ranch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Morris Ranch, please Contact Us.

Morris Ranch was located in Hill Country.

Morris Ranch would have been located within present day Gillespie County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Morris Ranch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Morris Ranch: Morris Rnch.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Morris Ranch is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Morris Ranch was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Morris Ranch was located: 830

Communities near Morris Ranch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Morris Ranch.

• Kerrville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
  • Kerrville is located in Kerr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerrville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kerrville
  • From Morris Ranch to Kerrville
• Fredericksburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Gillespie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fredericksburg
  • From Morris Ranch to Fredericksburg
• Ingram
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Ingram is located in Kerr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <4>
• Tivydale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivydale
  • Tivydale is located in Gillespie County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tivydale
  • From Morris Ranch to Tivydale
• Cain City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain City
  • Cain City is located in Gillespie County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cain City
  • From Morris Ranch to Cain City
• Bankersmith
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
  • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
• Grapetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
  • Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grapetown
  • From Morris Ranch to Grapetown
• Blumenthal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
  • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
• Harper
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Harper is located in Gillespie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harper
  • From Morris Ranch to Harper
• Luckenbach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckenbach
  • Luckenbach is located in Gillespie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luckenbach <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Luckenbach
  • From Morris Ranch to Luckenbach

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Morris Ranch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morris Ranch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morris Ranch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morris Ranch.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morris Ranch. See our Newspapers Page for Morris Ranch.

Adding Morris Ranch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morris Ranch in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Morris Ranch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Morris Ranch post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morris Ranch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/