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Welcome to Eden ...

Eden is located in Hancock County<1>.



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

Eden is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Eden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 60 communities that are also named Eden - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont, Washington (2), West Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Eden ...

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

  • Carmel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Fishers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Noblesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Anderson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lawrence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Warsaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • McCordsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
    • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <4>
  • Cumberland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
  • Pendleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eden ...

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

Adding Eden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eden.

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.hancockcoingov.org/

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 Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eden - 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.
<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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