Map of Greencastle city, Indiana

Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Greencastle was a village or town operating under authority of the Putnam County commissioners until March 9, 1849, when it became a town by special act of the local legislature. Greencastle, Indiana, officially became a city after an election held on July 8, 1861. The first mayor of Greencastle was E. R. Kercheval, a member of the Freemason Temple Lodge #47. The city became the county seat of Putnam County. The population was 10,326 at the 2010 census. It is located near Interstate 70 approximately halfway between Terre Haute and Indianapolis in the west-central portion of the state. Greencastle is well known as being the location of DePauw University.

Greencastle city overview:
Name:Greencastle city
LSAD Code:25
LSAD Description:city (suffix)
State:Indiana
County:Putnam County
Elevation:843 ft (257 m)
Total Area:5.26 sq mi (13.63 km²)
Land Area:5.21 sq mi (13.50 km²)
Water Area:0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²)
Total Population:9,820
Population Density:1,884.11/sq mi (727.40/km²)
ZIP code:46135
Area code:765
FIPS code:1829358
GNISfeature ID:435428
Website:http://www.cityofgreencastle.com

Online Interactive Map

Greencastle online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Greencastle location on the U.S. Map. Where is Greencastle city.
Greencastle location on the U.S. Map.
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Location of Greencastle in Indiana.

Greencastle Road Map

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Road map of Greencastle

Greencastle city Satellite Map

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Satellite map of Greencastle

Geography

Greencastle is located at 39°38′32″N 86°51′22″W / 39.64222°N 86.85611°W / 39.64222; -86.85611 (39.642297, −86.855988).

According to the 2010 census, Greencastle has a total area of 5.291 square miles (13.70 km), of which 5.24 square miles (13.57 km) (or 99.04%) is land and 0.051 square miles (0.13 km) (or 0.96%) is water.

See also

Map of Indiana State and its subdivision: Map of other states:
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