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Welcome to Fishtown ...

Fishtown is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fishtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Fishtown is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Fishtown (for example, toward Cannelton), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Fishtown: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Fishtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fishtown - they are located in Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Fishtown ...

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

  • Louisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Radcliff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Radcliff is located in Hardin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <4>
  • Clarksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Matthews
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Shively
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <4>
  • Shepherdsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • Vine Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fishtown ...

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

Adding Fishtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fishtown post office opened in 1904. The Fishtown post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fishtown - 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 Fishtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Fishtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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