Welcome to Calcutta ...

Calcutta is located in Clay County<1>.

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

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

Calcutta is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Calcutta lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Calcutta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Calcutta - they are located in Kansas, New York, Ohio (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Calcutta ...

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

• Greencastle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Brazil
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <4>
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Rockville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Cloverdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Fairview Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Seelyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Knightsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Rosedale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <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 Calcutta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calcutta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calcutta ...

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

Adding Calcutta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Calcutta in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Calcutta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Calcutta post office opened in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calcutta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyin.gov/

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