5.74 acres of farm and timber land near Batesville, Ripley County
48 Merkel Rd, Batesville, IN · Parcel 690227400022000002
2025 roll, county file August 2025 · before the 2026 roll
- Acres5.74
- Land typeFarm and timber
- ZoningWe have not collected a zoning map for Ripley 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)$166kAssessment, trended yearly; not a market price · 2025 roll
- Last saleNov 1996
- Road accessHas road accessRoads: Census TIGER/Line 2025 roads with IndianaMap road centerlines, Feb 2026
- Road frontage369 ft on N Co Rd 450 ERoad map name; the county roll's address reads Merkel Rd
- City or townUnincorporatedRipley County
Can I build?
- Fronts a public road
- Zoning not on file
- No FEMA flood zone or wetlands mapped
- Soils very limited for septic
- 2 buildings mapped (footprints)
Land facts
From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.
- Section, township, rangeSection 27, Township 10 North, Range 12 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 975–985 ft above sea level; average slope 3.0%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 43 ft (middle half 37–65 ft)From 17 well logs within 2 mi, drilled 1959–1984; water level 14 ft below ground; bedrock at 30 ft. Area figures, not this parcel. Indiana DNR well records.
- Public land nearbyLiberty Park, 2.1 miCity land, open to the public. 2,343 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 districtBatesville Community School CorporationGrades 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 classPrime farmland if drainedMap unit Avonburg silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, about 58% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IN137, version Aug 2026
- Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.71 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Avonburg; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
- Land capability classClass 2w of 8: moderate limits for crops (excess water)Non-irrigated, Avonburg; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
District details at NCES: Batesville Community School Corporation
Crops and forest
Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.
- Land cover (CDL)Grass or pasture 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
- Hydric soils6% of the parcelShare 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 Southeastern Indiana REMCRural electric membership co-op · 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.
- Other recordsMajor natural gas pipeline nearbyGroundwork check of public lists: Indiana Geographic Information Office (from US EIA / DHS HIFLD), as of 2019
- 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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Home facts
Building footprints (Microsoft, OpenStreetMap) via Overture Maps, as of Sep 2026
- Buildings
- 2 buildings mapped · about 1,220 sq ft of footprint (largest 650 sq ft)Measured from building footprints (Microsoft/OpenStreetMap, Sep 2026), not the county roll
- Bedrooms, bathrooms, living area, year built
- Not on Indiana's statewide parcel roll
Property tax
Indiana DLGF pay-2026 certified rates; DLGF 2025 real property roll, as of Oct 2026
- Tax rate
- 14.205 mills (Batesville School In Adams district: Ripley County, Adams Township, Batesville Community School Corporation, Batesville Public Library, Southeastern Indiana Solid Waste Mgmt, pay 2026)
- Estimated annual tax
- ~$2,360Estimate before exemptions (homestead and other deductions, local income tax credits): the $165,900 gross assessed value × 14.205 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 Ripley 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) | $40,000 | $125,900 | $165,900 | +7.6% |
| 2024 (pay 2025) | $40,600 | $113,600 | $154,200 | +0.9% |
Roll values set for property tax · Indiana DLGF parcel roll · as of Aug 2025
Local jurisdictions
- Civil townshipAdams 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.
- Tornado
- Very high
- Strong wind
- Very high
- Lightning
- Relatively high
- Hail
- Relatively moderate
- Riverine flooding
- Relatively moderate
- Cold wave
- Relatively moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively moderate
- Heat wave
- 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
- Fewer than 10In this census tract
Neighborhood (Census)
Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year, as of Jan 2026
- Median household income
- $67,500± $5,547 · this block group
- Median home value (owner-reported)
- $271,800± $21,979 · this block group
- Median rent (gross)
- $971± $63 · this block group
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%± 13 pts · this block group
- Median year homes were built
- 1992± 4 yr · this block group
- Average commute (one way)
- 31 min± 8 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
- Population
- 2,825± 424 · 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 Ripley County, nearest first.
- 4931 East Morris Mill St4.28 acres · Residential lot · 0.5 mi
- 4354 Co Rd 1400 N5.45 acres · Residential lot · 0.6 mi
- 25 South Mulberry St4.71 acres · Residential lot · 1.3 mi
- 25 South Mulberry St2.79 acres · Residential lot · 1.3 mi
- 5868 East State Road 464.97 acres · Residential lot · 1.4 mi
- 14378 N Co Rd 600 E5.88 acres · Residential lot · 1.6 mi
- 3106 East Bischoff Rd4.09 acres · Residential lot · 1.6 mi
- 256 Township Line Rd4.95 acres · Residential lot · 1.9 mi
Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Ripley County: 245 parcel pages
About these numbersSources, county file August 2025
Tax value
Tax value: the county's yearly assessment (gross assessed value, trended every year), not a market price. County file, August 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.
Estimate
Rough estimate: based on the assessed value of the buildings, scaled by recent home prices, plus typical prices per acre in Ripley and nearby counties. Not tested to our accuracy standard. Half of past estimates were within ±20%; the range covers about 8 in 10.
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 Aug 6, 2025.
Record
Public records can be wrong; check before you act.
Parcel: 690227400022000002
Coordinates: 39.2849° N, 85.1787° W