Official Name: | Perkinsville, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Perkinsville |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Jackson |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Coordinates: | 40.1444°N -85.8583°W |
Elevation Ft: | 814 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46011 (Anderson) |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2830457 |
Perkinsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Indiana, in the United States.
Perkinsville was laid out in 1837, and named for William Parkins (different spelling), an early settler.[2] Perkinsville contained a post office from 1844 until 1912.[3]
Perkinsville is located in western Madison County, along the Hamilton County line. Indiana State Road 13, following the county line, forms the western edge of the community. SR 13 leads south 5miles to Fishersburg and north 9miles to Elwood. Anderson, the county seat, is 10miles to the southeast, and Noblesville is to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Perkinsville CDP has an area of 0.14sqmi, all land.[1] The White River forms the southern boundary of the community.