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Welcome to Gatchel ...

Gatchel is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gatchel, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1908.

Gatchel is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gatchel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Gatchel (for example, toward Mauckport), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Gatchel: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Gatchel ...

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

  • Tell City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Claus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ferdinand
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cannelton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloverport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
  • Hawesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grandview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdseye
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gatchel ...

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

Adding Gatchel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gatchel 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 Gatchel was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gatchel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gatchel - 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 Gatchel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Gatchel 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.