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Welcome to Needmore ...

Needmore is located in Brown County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Needmore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Needmore is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Needmore: (812)

Communities Also Named Needmore ...

While we believe that this Needmore is located in Brown County, we know of another 2 Indiana communities named Needmore. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lawrence and Vermillion County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 50 communities that are also named Needmore - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky (9), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (4), North Carolina (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (5), Texas (4), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Needmore ...

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

  • Bloomington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ellettsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
    • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <4>
  • Trafalgar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Princes Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
    • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Nashville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgantown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Morgantown is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
  • Gosport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
    • Gosport is located in Owen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <4>
  • Paragon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
    • Paragon is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <4>
  • Stinesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
    • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 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 Needmore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Needmore.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Needmore ...

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

Adding Needmore to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Needmore post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Needmore.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Needmore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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