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Welcome to Billingsville ...

Billingsville is located in Union County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Billingsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Billingsville is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Billingsville: (765)

Communities Also Named Billingsville ...

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

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

Communities near Billingsville ...

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

  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Butler County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
  • Connersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eaton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Eaton is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <3>
  • Centerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
  • Brookville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
  • Camden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,974 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
  • Seven Mile
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
    • Seven Mile is located in Butler County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Millville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Millville is located in Butler County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 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 Billingsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Billingsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Billingsville ...

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

Adding Billingsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Billingsville post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Billingsville.

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

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 Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Billingsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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