Welcome to Brick Chapel ...

Brick Chapel is located in Putnam County<1>.

The location of Brick Chapel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brick Chapel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Brick Chapel is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities near Brick Chapel ...

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

• Greencastle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Danville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Brazil
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <4>
• Rockville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Cloverdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Clayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Ladoga
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
  • Ladoga is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladoga <4>
• Jamestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Roachdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachdale
  • Roachdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roachdale <4>
• Knightsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 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 Brick Chapel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brick Chapel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brick Chapel ...

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

Adding Brick Chapel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brick Chapel 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 Brick Chapel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brick Chapel post office opened in 1873.

We also found Brick Chapel in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brick Chapel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Putnam County: www.co.putnam.in.us/

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