Map from the Past:
Map of Morristown's surrounding area circa 1895. |
By 1895 Morristown had a population of 561 and was a center of commerce and society with a post office, railroad, and express office.
Today, Morristown has a population of approximately 1,218, (53% female, 47% male). It has experienced steady population and economic growth since it's founding.
The median age is 35. The median household income is $36,417 and the median house value is $81,400.
In 2006 Morristown elementary students scored at, above or significantly above state averages in ISTEP testing in nearly all categories measured. Mandated ISTEP testing of 10th grade students reported that Morristown students scored well above state averages.
In 2003 the Indiana Chamber of Commerce named Morristown Junior-Senior High School as a "Best Buy". The Chamber analyzed ISTEP scores, graduation rates, attendance rates, SAT composite scores and SAT participation rates for seniors to develop a total school index for each state high school. |
Photos from the Past:
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Main Street -Morristown, IN, circa 1908.
Looking West down US Hwy 52.
Submitted by D. Darlene Palmer |
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“Mae Smith and Classmates - Grandpa (Resin) Davis's Car” circa 1914-1917 taken at Morristown.
Submitted by D. Darlene Palmer
Photo restoration work by iHack4U |
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Morristown High School Orchestra circa 1926.
Submitted by Anne Ruby |
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Main Street -Morristown, IN -January 1940.
Looking East down US Hwy 52.
Submitted by D. Darlene Palmer |
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Main Street -Morristown, IN -January 1940. Looking West down US Hwy 52.
Submitted by D. Darlene Palmer |
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History of Morristown:
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About Shelby County :
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| From The Shelby Democrat,
April 28, 1892, pg 3: “Morristown was the third town organized in the country. It was laid off May 3, 1828, by Rezin Davis and Samuel Morrison, and has from the start been a place of considerable importance. It was named by Mrs. Nancy Davis, a noted person among the early settlers, in honor of the Rev. S. Morrison, a well-known pioneer preacher of this region. A curious old tradition has fastened itself to the hill in the center of Morristown. It is said that a treasure was concealed there ages ago by the aborigines.” “There is a good graded school here; a Methodist Protestant Church; a post office; a station of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis Railroad; ten stores; a tavern, and a large and lucrative grain trade.“ |
Shelby County was organized in 1821. It was named for Gen. Isaac Shelby, who defeated the British at the Battle of Kings Mountain in the Revolutionary War.
Shelby County is divided into 14 Civil Townships as follows: Addison, Brandywine, Hanover, Hendricks, Jackson, Liberty, Marion, Moral, Noble, Shelby, Sugar Creek, Union, Van Buren and Washington.
Shelby County was formerly a part of Delaware County and was occupied by the Miami Indians, though was vacated by them before the organization of the county.
Shelbyville is the County Seat. By 1849 it contained a population of about 900.
According to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, an individual was a pioneer of our county if they resided here on or before December 31, 1830. |
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