5 acres of residential land near Martinsville, Morgan County
Observatory Rd, Martinsville, IN · Parcel 550522400017004006
2025 roll, county file September 2025 · before the 2026 roll
- Acres5
- Land typeVacancy not verifiedNo building found, September 2025
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Morgan County yet
- Flood zoneX · minimal flood hazardFEMA flood map, as of Jul 2026
- WetlandsNone mappedUSFWS National Wetlands Inventory, as of Oct 2026
- Tax value (county)$55kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleNo priced sale · deed May 2015One deed for this parcel and 2 other parcels: its total is not this parcel's price
- Road accessNo public road frontageThe parcel line does not touch a public road; the deed says how it is reached · Roads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- BuildingNone on the roll
- City or townUnincorporatedMorgan County
Can I build?
- No public road frontage
- Zoning not on file
- No FEMA flood zone or wetlands mapped
- Soils very limited for septic
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 22, Township 13 North, Range 1 East, Second Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
- Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields, version Aug 2026
- Ground elevationAbout 776–918 ft above sea level; average slope 42.2%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second (about 10 m), NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Oct 2026
Services and surroundings
What serves the area around this parcel, from federal and state maps. Area facts, not a survey of the lot.
- USDA home loan areaInside an eligible areaHousehold income limits also apply. USDA Rural Development map, edited Jul 2023.
- Well depth nearbyMedian 146 ft (middle half 94–176 ft)From 16 well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1962–1988; water level 45 ft below ground; bedrock at 18 ft. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbyBradford Woods, 1.6 miOther state land, open with a permit or registration. 2,375 acres. Being nearby does not give access or hunting rights. USGS protected areas map (PAD-US 4.1).
School district and farmland
Public federal records, each with its source and date.
- School districtMartinsville Schools Metropolitan School DistrictGrades pre-K–12 · NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
- Farmland classNot prime farmlandMap unit Berks channery silt loam, 35 to 80 percent slopes, about 90% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN109, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.09 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Berks; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 7e of 8: unsuited to tilled crops (erosion)Non-irrigated, Berks; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
District details at NCES: Martinsville Schools Metropolitan School District
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Deciduous forest 2021–2025No crop in these years; the most common class in the 90 m around the parcel's map point, from satellite imagery · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2021–2025
- Forest type (LANDFIRE)Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak ForestChestnut Oak Forest and Woodland, hardwood; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
- Hydric soilsNone mappedShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)
Utility service areas
Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.
- Electric service areaInside the service area of Duke EnergyInvestor-owned utility · IURC electric service territories map, edited Aug 2026: a visual aid, not the legal ruling.
Environmental records
Public state and federal lists, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a record is not a finding about this parcel.
- Red flags10 environmental lists checked · landfills, voluntary cleanups and dry cleaners not checkedGroundwork check of public lists: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), as of Apr 2026–Oct 2026; Indiana DNR Division of Oil and Gas / Indiana Geological and Water Survey, as of Jun 26, 2025; Indiana Geographic Information Office (from US EIA / DHS HIFLD), as of 2019; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as of Aug 31, 2026; USGS Gap Analysis Project, as of 2025; U.S. EPA, as of Oct 15, 2026
- Oil and gas wellsNone within 1/4 mi of the parcel's map pointGroundwork check of public lists: Indiana DNR Division of Oil and Gas / Indiana Geological and Water Survey, as of Jun 26, 2025
Mapped ground hazards
State and federal geologic and well maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel.
- Karst areas (sinkholes)No sinkhole area or sinking-stream basin mapped within 1/4 miIGWS: Sinkhole areas and sinking-stream basins (Miscellaneous Map 65), read Oct 2026. IGWS Miscellaneous Map 65: sinkhole areas and sinking-stream basins in the karst belt of southern Indiana
- Underground coal mineNone mapped within 1/4 miIGWS: Underground coal mines (IDNR, December 2016), as of Dec 2016. Documented underground coal mines since the 1880s, from IDNR mine maps, to December 2016; outlines approximate
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MartinsvilleParcels and flood18%in a FEMA flood zone5,156parcels on the rollProperty tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll, as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 13.502 mills (Clay Township district: Morgan County, Clay Township, M.S.D. Martinsville School Corporation, Morgan County Public Library, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$740Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $55,000 gross assessed value × 13.502 mills
About this estimateHow the figure is made and what it leaves out
Rates: Indiana DLGF, pay 2026. The estimate is the county's taxable value times those rates, before exemptions; it is not a bill. The county treasurer's bill is the official figure.
Indiana pay-2026 taxes: second installment due November 10, 2026. Pay or check a bill at the Morgan County Treasurer.
Sources: Indiana Code 6-1.1-22-9 and 6-1.1-15-1.1; the Department of Local Government Finance due dates. Checked Oct 13, 2026.
Value history
| Year | Land | Improvements | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (pay 2026) | $55,000 | Not on the roll | $55,000 | No change |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $55,000 | Not on the roll | $55,000 | No change |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Sep 2025
What land sells for nearby
Land in Morgan County sold for:
- 1 to 10 acres: $21.1k–$50.8k an acre (35 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $32.5k
- Lots under 1 acre: $56.7k–$84.8k a lot (10 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $77.8k
- 10 acres or more: $11.9k–$18.1k an acre (13 sales, Oct 2024–Sep 2026); median $16k
The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Each size uses its own months (the shortest of 12, 24 or 36 that holds enough sales), so the sizes' counts need not add up to another figure on this page. Source: STATS Indiana sales disclosure forms, valid for trending by the county assessor, vacant land with no improvement on the parcel at the sale. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.
Local jurisdictions
- Civil townshipClay TownshipDLGF taxing districts (IGIO Taxing_Districts_2024) on the 2025 roll's district code · Jul 30, 2024
Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here) · Request removal
Hazards
FEMA National Risk Index for this census tract, not this parcel. As of Dec 2025.
- Strong wind
- Relatively high
- Winter weather
- Relatively high
- Tornado
- Relatively moderate
- Hail
- Relatively moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively moderate
- Cold wave
- Relatively moderate
- Heat wave
- Relatively low
- Lightning
- Relatively low
- Drought
- Relatively low
- Earthquake
- Relatively low
- Landslide
- Relatively low
- Wildfire
- Very low
About these ratingsFEMA's index and what it measures
Ratings come from FEMA's National Risk Index (v1.20, planning-level) and the public federal and state maps named on each row, not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.
Recorded flood claims
OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself, as of Sep 2026
- Claims since 1978
- 10In this census tract
- Outside the mapped flood zone
- Fewer than 10Rated zone X, B or C
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $120,446± $37,034 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $310,700± $57,821 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $1,029± $394 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 93%± 10 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1980± 12 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 29 min± 5 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 1,372± 391 · this block group
Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby parcels
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Morgan County, nearest first.
- 1815 Observatory Rd10 acres · Farm and timber · under 0.1 mi
- 4 acres of residential land near Brooklyn0.1 mi
- 13.9 acres of farmland near Mooresville0.2 mi
- 15.7 acres of farmland near Brooklyn0.3 mi
- 8 acres of residential land near Brooklyn0.3 mi
- 1310 Observatory Rd10 acres · Farm and timber · 0.3 mi
- 8548 N Observatory Ln13.6 acres · Farm and timber · 0.5 mi
- 7560 Herath Ln70.2 acres · Farm and timber · 0.6 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Morgan County: 8,794 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file September 2025
Tax value
Tax value: the county's yearly assessment (gross assessed value, trended every year), not a market price. County file, September 2025.
Gross assessed value (the county assessor's market value-in-use, trended every year), not a market estimate. Farmland is assessed by the state's base-rate formula, well below what farmland sells for.
Land type
No building found: county roll (2025) and building footprints (Overture Maps with Microsoft and OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026) · County assessor roll; Overture Maps 2026-09-23.1
Parcel outline
The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.
Source
Indiana DLGF parcel roll (Indiana Gateway) and IGIO statewide parcel boundaries, county file Sep 1, 2025.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 550522400017004006
Coordinates: 39.5454° N, 86.3990° W