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Welcome to Putnamville ...

Putnamville is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Putnamville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.

Putnamville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Putnamville (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Putnamville: 765

The ZIP code for Putnamville: 46170<3>

Communities Also Named Putnamville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Putnamville - they are located in Massachusetts, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

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

Communities near Putnamville ...

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

  • Greencastle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brazil
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Roachdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gosport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Knightsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Bainbridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Harmony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Harmony is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
  • Coatesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Putnamville ...

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

Adding Putnamville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Putnamville 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 (so far) for Putnamville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Putnamville post office opened in 1832.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Putnamville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Putnamville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Putnamville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Putnamville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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