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Welcome to Cementville ...

Cementville is located in Clark County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cementville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Cementville is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Cementville is located in the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Cementville ...

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

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

Communities near Cementville ...

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

  • Louisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jeffersonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Albany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeffersontown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersontown
    • Jeffersontown is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersontown <4>
  • Saint Matthews
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
    • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
  • Shively
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Lyndon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
  • Charlestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Middletown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,898 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
  • Douglass Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Hills
    • Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 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 Cementville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cementville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cementville ...

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

Adding Cementville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cementville post office opened in 1869.

We also found Cementville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cementville.

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

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

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 Clark, 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 Cementville - 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.
<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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