Welcome to Mount Meridian ...

Mount Meridian is located in Putnam County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Meridian, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Meridian: Mt. Meridian

Mount Meridian is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Mount Meridian (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Mount Meridian ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mount Meridian - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Meridian ...

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

• Greencastle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Danville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Cloverdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Monrovia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monrovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
  • Monrovia is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monrovia <4>
• Clayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Roachdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachdale
  • Roachdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roachdale <4>
• Gosport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
  • Gosport is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <4>
• Knightsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
• Bainbridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Paragon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
  • Paragon is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <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 Mount Meridian. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Meridian.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Meridian ...

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

Adding Mount Meridian to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Meridian post office opened in 1835.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Meridian.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Putnam County: www.co.putnam.in.us/

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