Welcome to Solsberry ...

Solsberry is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Solsberry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Solsberry is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Solsberry: (812)

The ZIP code for Solsberry: 47459<3>

Communities near Solsberry ...

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

• Bloomington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Ellettsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
  • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Spencer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Worthington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
• Oolitic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolitic
  • Oolitic is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oolitic <4>
• Gosport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
  • Gosport is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <4>
• Lyons
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Switz City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switz City
  • Switz City is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Switz City <4>
• Stinesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
  • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Solsberry ...

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

Adding Solsberry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Solsberry post office opened in 1851.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Solsberry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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