Welcome to Michigantown ...

The town of Michigantown is located in Clinton County<1>.

Michigantown was established in 1830.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Michigantown has a population of 453 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Michigantown is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Michigantown: 765

The ZIP code for Michigantown: 46057<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Michigantown had an population of 453 people. This is a decrease of 3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Michigantown had a population of 467 people. This makes Michigantown the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 467 people, the population of Michigantown increased 15.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 406 people).

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

Communities near Michigantown ...

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

• Kokomo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
• Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
• Frankfort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Tipton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Sheridan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <6>
• Flora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <6>
• Thorntown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown
  • Thorntown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorntown <6>
• Rossville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <6>
• Mulberry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <6>
• Russiaville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russiaville
  • Russiaville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russiaville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Michigantown ...

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

Adding Michigantown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Michigantown post office opened in 1832.

We also found Michigantown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Michigantown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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