Morris Ranch, Texas | |
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 The old Morris Ranch Hotel | |
  Morris Ranch  Morris Ranch | |
| Coordinates: 30°13′02″N 99°00′44″W / 30.21722°N 99.01222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Gillespie |
| Elevation | 1,742 ft (531 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1341940[2] |
Morris Ranch is a ghost town, located 8.5 miles (13.7 km) southwest of Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The area was begun as a thoroughbred horse ranch by New Yorker Francis Morris in 1856, and the town grew up around it. In 1962, the school district was merged with Fredericksburg Independent School District, and the Morris Ranch School ceased operations. The Morris Ranch Schoolhouse was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1980, [3][4] and added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas, on March 29, 1983.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "THC-Morris Ranch School". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ "Morris Ranch Schoolhouse". Texas Historic Landmark. William Nienke, Sam Morrow. Retrieved January 26, 2011.