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Welcome to Wirt ...

Wirt is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wirt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.

Wirt is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wirt: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Wirt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Wirt: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Dearborn County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 5 communities that are also named Wirt - they are located in Iowa, Minnesota, New York and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Wirt ...

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

  • Madison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Scottsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • North Vernon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Austin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Carrollton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Milton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Milton is located in Trimble County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
  • Bedford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bedford is located in Trimble County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
  • Holton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Dupont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wirt ...

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

Adding Wirt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wirt 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 (so far) for Wirt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wirt post office opened in 1834. The Wirt post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wirt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wirt - 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 Wirt area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Wirt 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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