Welcome to Bainbridge ...

The town of Bainbridge is located in Putnam County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bainbridge has a population of 748 people<2> (see below for details).

Bainbridge is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Bainbridge: (765)

The ZIP code for Bainbridge: 46105<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bainbridge had an population of 748 people. This is an increase of 0.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bainbridge had a population of 746 people. This makes Bainbridge the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Bainbridge represents 0.01% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 356th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 746 people, the population of Bainbridge has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 743 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bainbridge.

Communities Also Named Bainbridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Bainbridge - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Bainbridge ...

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

• Crawfordsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
  • Crawfordsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <5>
• Greencastle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Danville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Pittsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <5>
• Cloverdale
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
• Clayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Ladoga
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
  • Ladoga is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladoga <5>
• Jamestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
• Roachdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• New Market
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bainbridge. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bainbridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bainbridge ...

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

Adding Bainbridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bainbridge 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 Bainbridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bainbridge post office opened in 1835.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bainbridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bainbridge. 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