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Welcome to Laughery Switch ...

Laughery Switch is located in Ripley County<1>.

Laughery Switch is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Laughery Switch: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Laughery Switch ...

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

  • Greensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Batesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Aurora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Versailles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Milan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Osgood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dillsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Westport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Westport is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
  • Sunman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Leon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 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 Laughery Switch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laughery Switch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laughery Switch ...

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

Footnotes ...

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