Welcome to Jericho ...

So far, we found very little information about Jericho. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jericho to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jericho, please Contact Us.

Jericho would have been located within present day Tipton County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Jericho, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

Time Zone: The area where Jericho was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Jericho still existed, it would have been in the (317) area code.

Communities Also Named Jericho ...

While we believe that this Jericho is located in Tipton County, we know of another 2 Indiana communities named Jericho. Those communities are located in the following counties: Crawford and Sullivan County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 43 communities that are also named Jericho - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Connecticut, Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Jericho ...

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

• Carmel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
• Noblesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <5>
• Kokomo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <5>
• Westfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <5>
• Zionsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <5>
• Frankfort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
• Whitestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
  • Whitestown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitestown <5>
• Elwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <5>
• Cicero
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <5>
• Tipton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov