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Welcome to Eagle Village ...

Eagle Village is located in Boone County<1>.


The location of Eagle Village has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle Village, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for Eagle Village: Eagle Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Eagle Village is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Eagle Village lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Eagle Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Eagle Village - they are located in Alaska and New York (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Village.

Communities near Eagle Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eagle Village.

  • Indianapolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Carmel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
  • Fishers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
    • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
  • Noblesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
  • Westfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Brownsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
    • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
  • Avon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
  • Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Eagle Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eagle Village.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eagle Village. 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 Eagle Village.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Village ...

Looking for more information about Eagle Village? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eagle Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eagle Village.

Adding Eagle Village to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eagle Village 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 Eagle Village was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Eagle Village post office opened in 1832.

We also found Eagle Village in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle Village.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagle Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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