Welcome to Cumberland ...

The town of Cumberland is primarily located in Marion County<1>. A portion of Cumberland extends into Hancock County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cumberland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

When the people of Cumberland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Cumberlander<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cumberland has a population of 6,017 people<4> (see below for details).

Cumberland is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Websites for Cumberland ...

Official Website: www.town.cumberland.in.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cumberland had an population of 6,017 people. This is an increase of 16.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cumberland had a population of 5,169 people. This makes Cumberland the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cumberland represents 0.08% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 113rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,169 people, the population of Cumberland decreased 6.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,500 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cumberland ...

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

Beyond Indiana, there are 34 communities that are also named Cumberland - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Cumberland ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <6>
• Carmel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <6>
• Fishers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <6>
• Noblesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <6>
• Greenwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <6>
• Lawrence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <6>
• Greenfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <6>
• Shelbyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
• Warsaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <6>
• Beech Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cumberland ...

Looking for more information about Cumberland? 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 Cumberland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cumberland.

Adding Cumberland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cumberland post office opened in 1834.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cumberland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cumberland: www.town.cumberland.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov