Welcome to Mechanicsville ...
Mechanicsville is located in Vanderburgh County<1>.
The location of Mechanicsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mechanicsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.
Mechanicsville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Mechanicsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Mechanicsville and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Mechanicsville is located in the (812) area code.
Communities Also Named Mechanicsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Mechanicsville - they are located in Alabama (2), Connecticut (2), Delaware, Georgia (3), Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey (3), Ohio (3), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (10), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Vermont (2) and Virginia (5).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mechanicsville.
Communities near Mechanicsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mechanicsville.
- Evansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Posey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Boonville is located in Warrick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <4>
- Chandler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Newburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Newburgh is located in Warrick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
- Fort Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Fort Branch is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <4>
- Haubstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haubstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haubstadt
- Haubstadt is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haubstadt <4>
- Darmstadt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Owensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Owensville is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <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 Mechanicsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mechanicsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mechanicsville. 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 Mechanicsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mechanicsville. See our Newspapers Page for Mechanicsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mechanicsville ...
Looking for more information about Mechanicsville? 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 Mechanicsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mechanicsville.
Adding Mechanicsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mechanicsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mechanicsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mechanicsville post office opened in 1829.
We also found Mechanicsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mechanicsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mechanicsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vanderburgh County: www.vanderburghgov.org/
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 Vanderburgh, 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 Mechanicsville - 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/ |