Welcome to Ewington ...

Ewington is located in Decatur County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ewington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

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

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

Ewington is located in the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Ewington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ewington - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio.

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

Communities near Ewington ...

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

• Columbus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Shelbyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Greensburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Batesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
• Hope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Westport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Saint Paul
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Oldenburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg
  • Oldenburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldenburg <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Holton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
  • Holton is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ewington ...

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

Adding Ewington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ewington post office opened in 1871.

We also found Ewington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ewington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcounty.in.gov/

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