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Welcome to Hoosierville ...

Hoosierville is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoosierville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Hoosierville is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Hoosierville: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Hoosierville ...

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

  • Terre Haute
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Greencastle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brazil
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Terre Haute
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Seelyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Clay City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Knightsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Rosedale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Rosedale has also been known as:
    • Roseville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoosierville ...

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

Adding Hoosierville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hoosierville post office opened in 1874. The Hoosierville post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoosierville.

Footnotes ...

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