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Welcome to Byrneville ...

Byrneville is located in Harrison County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Byrneville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Byrneville is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Byrneville is located in the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Byrneville ...

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

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

Communities near Byrneville ...

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

  • Louisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • New Albany
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
  • Shively
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
    • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <4>
  • Sellersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
    • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
  • Salem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Corydon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Audubon Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Audubon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Park
    • Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 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 Byrneville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byrneville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byrneville ...

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

Adding Byrneville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Byrneville 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 Byrneville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Byrneville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byrneville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Byrneville. 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 Harrison, 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 Byrneville - 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.









 

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