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Welcome to East Enterprise ...

East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Enterprise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

A typical abbreviation for East Enterprise: E. Enterprise

East Enterprise is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Enterprise is located in the (812) area code.

The ZIP code for East Enterprise: 47019<4>

Communities Also Named East Enterprise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Enterprise - it's located in Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Enterprise.

Communities near East Enterprise ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Enterprise.

  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Boone County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
  • Lawrenceburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrollton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Carroll County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
  • Aurora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rising Sun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Ohio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <5>
  • Versailles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Milan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Warsaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Gallatin County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
  • Vevay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
    • Vevay is located in Switzerland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <5>
  • Dillsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
    • Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,423 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Enterprise ...

Looking for more information about East Enterprise? 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 East Enterprise, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Enterprise.

Adding East Enterprise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Enterprise 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 East Enterprise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Enterprise post office opened in 1864.

We also found East Enterprise in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Enterprise.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Enterprise. 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 Switzerland, 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 East Enterprise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Enterprise). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Enterprise or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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