Seymour, Indiana
Seymour, Indiana | |
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Aerial view of Seymour | |
| Nickname: "Crossroads of Southern Indiana" | |
Location of Seymour in Jackson County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′26″N 85°53′40″W / 38.95722°N 85.89444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jackson |
| Townships | Jackson, Redding, Rockford |
| Founding and Incorporation (town) | April 27, 1852 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1864 |
| Founded by | Meedy Shields |
| Named after | Hezekiah Cook Seymour, Civil Engineer |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Matt Nicholson (R) |
| • State Senate | Eric Koch (R) |
| • State House | Jim Lucas (R) |
| Area | |
| 11.425 sq mi (29.59 km2) | |
| • Land | 11.42 sq mi (31.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.005 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 581 ft ( m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 21,569 | |
| • Density | 1,777.86/sq mi (686.41/km2) |
| • Urban | 21,579 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | ZIP codes
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| Area code(s) | 812 & 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-68832 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395850 |
| Website | www |
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Seymour is a city in Jackson and Redding Townships, Jackson County, Indiana, United States, located 62 miles south of Indianapolis, and 55 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky. Its population was 21,569 at the 2020 census.
The city is known as the "Crossroads of Southern Indiana" for its location at the intersection of two major north–south and east–west railroads, which cross each other in the downtown area (and are still operating). The north–south line (the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad) was built in the 1840s and connected Indianapolis to the Ohio River at Jeffersonville. The east-west line (the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad) was built in the 1850s, connecting Cincinnati with St. Louis. The first settlers arrived at the intersection of these railroads - Seymour - in the spring of 1853. The city is home to Freeman Army Airfield, a historically significant WWII airbase that is now a civilian airport.