Welcome to Carpentersville ...

Carpentersville is located in Putnam County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carpentersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Carpentersville is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Carpentersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Carpentersville - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Carpentersville ...

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

• Crawfordsville
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• Greencastle
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Pittsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Clayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Ladoga
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
• Jamestown
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Roachdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Bainbridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• New Market
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Carpentersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carpentersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carpentersville ...

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

Adding Carpentersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Carpentersville post office opened in 1850.

We also found Carpentersville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carpentersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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