Welcome to Warrington ...
Warrington is located in Hancock County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Warrington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
Warrington is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Warrington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Warrington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Warrington - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Warrington.
Communities near Warrington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Warrington.
- Fishers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
- Fishers is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McCordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
- McCordsville is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <4>
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
- Pendleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fortville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ingalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Warrington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warrington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Warrington. 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 Warrington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warrington. See our Newspapers Page for Warrington.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warrington ...
Looking for more information about Warrington? 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 Warrington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Warrington.
Adding Warrington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Warrington 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 Warrington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Warrington post office opened in 1849.
We also found Warrington in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Warrington.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warrington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |