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Welcome to Circleville ...

Circleville is located in Rush County<1>.

Circleville is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Circleville: 765

Communities Also Named Circleville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Circleville: This one is located in Rush County and the other is located in Clinton County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 12 communities that are also named Circleville - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Circleville ...

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

  • Shelbyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
    • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
  • Connersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Greensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
    • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
  • Knightstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Morristown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
  • Saint Paul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spiceland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Carthage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Laurel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Circleville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Circleville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Circleville ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Rush, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Circleville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.