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Welcome to Connersville ...

The city of Connersville is located in Fayette County<1> and is the County Seat for Fayette County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Connersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1818.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Connersville has a population of 12,746 people<2> (see below for details).

Connersville is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Connersville is within the boundaries of the (765) area code.

The ZIP code for Connersville: 47331<4>

Websites for Connersville ...

Official Website: www.cityofconnersville.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Connersville had an population of 12,746 people. This is a decrease of 5.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Connersville had a population of 13,481 people (which is 55.53% of the total population of Fayette County). This makes Connersville the county's most populous community.

The population of Connersville represents 0.21% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 61st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,481 people, the population of Connersville decreased 12.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,411 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Connersville.

Communities Also Named Connersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Connersville - they are located in Florida (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Connersville ...

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

  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rushville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Centerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
  • Brookville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
  • Cambridge City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hagerstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Dublin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • West College Corner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West College Corner
    • West College Corner is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West College Corner <5>
  • Laurel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Connersville. Our list includes 41 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Connersville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Connersville ...

Looking for more information about Connersville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Connersville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Connersville.

Adding Connersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Connersville 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 Connersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Connersville post office opened in 1818.

We also found Connersville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Connersville.

The official website for Connersville: www.cityofconnersville.net/

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.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 Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Connersville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Connersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Connersville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Connersville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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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