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Welcome to Cortland ...

Cortland is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

Cortland is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cortland: 812 & 930<3>

The ZIP code for Cortland: 47228<4>

Communities Also Named Cortland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Cortland - they are located in Illinois, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cortland ...

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

  • Columbus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Seymour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • North Vernon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Austin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crothersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Medora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Medora is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Elizabethtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Vernon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cortland ...

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

Adding Cortland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cortland 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 (so far) for Cortland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cortland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cortland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Cortland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Cortland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 community (such as Cortland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cortland 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/