Welcome to Saint Meinrad ...

Saint Meinrad is located in Spencer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Meinrad, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Meinrad: St. Meinrad

Saint Meinrad is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Saint Meinrad lies within the (812) area code.

The ZIP code for Saint Meinrad: 47577<4>

Communities near Saint Meinrad ...

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

• Jasper
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
• Tell City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <5>
• Huntingburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingburg
  • Huntingburg is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingburg <5>
• Santa Claus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <5>
• Ferdinand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <5>
• Lewisport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <5>
• Dale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>
• Cannelton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <5>
• Hawesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <5>
• Grandview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <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 Saint Meinrad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Meinrad.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Meinrad ...

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

Adding Saint Meinrad to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Meinrad post office opened in 1862.

We also found Saint Meinrad in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Meinrad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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