Welcome to Joppa ...

Joppa is located in Hendricks County<1>.

The location of Joppa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Joppa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Joppa is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Joppa and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Joppa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Joppa - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Joppa ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
• Greenwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Plainfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Brownsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Avon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Beech Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <4>
• Speedway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway
  • Speedway is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedway <4>
• Martinsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Danville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Mooresville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joppa ...

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

Adding Joppa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Joppa post office opened in 1880.

We also found Joppa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joppa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joppa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hendricks County: www.co.hendricks.in.us/

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