Welcome to Ogden ...

Ogden is located in Henry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ogden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

When the people of Ogden refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Ogdenite<3>

Ogden is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Ogden: (765)

Communities Also Named Ogden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Ogden - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Ogden ...

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

• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>
• New Castle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Warsaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
• Rushville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <5>
• Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Knightstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightstown
  • Knightstown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightstown <5>
• Cambridge City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge City
  • Cambridge City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge City <5>
• Hagerstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Morristown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <5>
• Spiceland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
  • Spiceland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <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 Ogden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ogden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ogden ...

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

Adding Ogden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ogden 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 Ogden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ogden post office opened in 1840.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.net/

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