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Welcome to Starlight ...

Starlight is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Starlight, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Starlight is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Starlight, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Starlight: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Starlight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Starlight - they are located in Louisiana, Missouri, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Starlight ...

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

  • Louisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Albany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
  • Saint Matthews
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
    • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
  • Shively
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lyndon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
  • Sellersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
    • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
  • Charlestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Scottsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
    • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <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 Starlight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Starlight.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starlight ...

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

Adding Starlight to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Starlight post office opened in 1892.

We also found Starlight on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starlight.

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

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Starlight - 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 Starlight area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Starlight 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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