Welcome to Guthrie ...

Guthrie is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guthrie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

When the people of Guthrie refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Guthrian<2>

Guthrie is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Guthrie, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Guthrie lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Guthrie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Guthrie - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Guthrie ...

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

• Bloomington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Bedford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Ellettsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
  • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <4>
• Mitchell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <4>
• Oolitic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolitic
  • Oolitic is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oolitic <4>
• Avoca
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Lawrence County
• Smithville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Springville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Lawrence County
• Heltonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heltonville
  • Heltonville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heltonville <4>
• Kirksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
  • Kirksville is located in Monroe County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guthrie ...

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

Adding Guthrie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Guthrie post office opened in 1855.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guthrie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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