Welcome to Peppertown ...

Peppertown is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peppertown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Peppertown is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Peppertown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peppertown - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Peppertown ...

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

• Connersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Connersville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connersville <4>
• Greensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Brookville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Milan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Osgood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Osgood is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <4>
• Sunman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunman
  • Sunman is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunman <4>
• Saint Leon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
  • Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
• Oldenburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Laurel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <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 Peppertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peppertown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peppertown ...

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

Adding Peppertown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Peppertown post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peppertown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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