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Welcome to Saint Josephs Shrine ...

Saint Josephs Shrine is located in Perry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Josephs Shrine: St. Josephs Shrine

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Saint Josephs Shrine for more information about variations on the name of Saint Josephs Shrine.

Saint Josephs Shrine is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Saint Josephs Shrine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Saint Josephs Shrine (for example, toward Alton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Saint Josephs Shrine: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Saint Josephs Shrine ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Josephs Shrine.

  • Jasper
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tell City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Huntingburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Claus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferdinand
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Dale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dale is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
  • Cannelton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hawesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Grandview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Josephs Shrine ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Josephs Shrine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Saint Josephs Shrine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Saint Josephs Shrine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.