Elizabethtown, Indiana

About Elizabethtown

Set in the southern part of Indiana, Elizabethtown is a tiny community, home to 417 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Elizabethtown holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,604 residents per square mile.

📰 Elizabethtown News Today

• Elizabethtown man charged with rape Madison Courier · Jul 15
• Volunteer firefighter saves woman trapped under wheel of truck after Bartholomew County accident Fox 59 · Jul 15
• 'Positive affirmations' help Lancaster Catholic hold off Elizabethtown in L-L League softball quarterfinal LancasterOnline · May 8
• John Christopher Keys Obituary Nov 4, 2025 masonfuneralhomes.com · Nov 11
• Rolland Marshall Fivecoat Obituary (2026) - Elizabethtown, IN - Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home, Inc. - Columbus Legacy obituary · Jul 3

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What Makes Elizabethtown Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Elizabethtown — but the Indiana one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• Positioned in southern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

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