Welcome to Perkinsville ...

Perkinsville is primarily located in Madison County<1>. A portion of Perkinsville extends into Hamilton County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perkinsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Perkinsville is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Perkinsville is within the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Perkinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Perkinsville - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina (2), Vermont (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Perkinsville ...

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

• Carmel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
• Fishers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
• Noblesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <4>
• Anderson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Westfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Elwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <4>
• McCordsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
  • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <4>
• Cicero
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Tipton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Alexandria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <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 Perkinsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perkinsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perkinsville ...

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

Adding Perkinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Perkinsville post office opened in 1844.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perkinsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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