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Welcome to Gentryville ...

The town of Gentryville is located in Spencer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gentryville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gentryville has a population of 263 people<2> (see below for details).

Gentryville is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Gentryville: 812 & 930<4>

The ZIP code for Gentryville: 47537<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gentryville had an population of 263 people. This is a decrease of 1.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gentryville had a population of 268 people. This makes Gentryville the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 268 people, the population of Gentryville increased 2.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 262 people).

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

Communities Also Named Gentryville ...

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

Communities near Gentryville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gentryville ...

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

Adding Gentryville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gentryville post office opened in 1844.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gentryville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Spencer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gentryville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gentryville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Gentryville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Gentryville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (such as Gentryville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gentryville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/