Cortland

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cortland is an unincorporated community in eastern Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 258, northwest of the city of Seymour. Although Cortland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47228.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

Daniel Hollie

American professional wrestler

John Mellencamp

American singer-songwriter

Baron Hill

American politician (born 1953)

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Royce Campbell

American musician

Erica Moore

American middle-distance runner

Katie Stam

American model

Rob Wiethoff

American actor

John Bell Blish

United States naval officer

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Carl Bennett

American basketball coach and executive

Charley Moore

American baseball player (1884-1970)

C

Chris Baker

professional golfer

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Francis B. De Witt

American politician

F

Frank Niehaus

American football player (1902-1985)

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George Green

American songwriter (1952–2011)

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Joseph A. Brandt

University president; Journalist; Editor (1899–1985)

O

Oren Ritter Lewis

United States federal judge (1902-1983)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Indiana

• Jonesville
  7.2 mi away · pop. 129
• Brownstown
  8 mi away · pop. 3,040
• Freetown
  9 mi away
• Azalia
  10.4 mi away · pop. 37
• Waynesville
  10.4 mi away · pop. 116
• Walesboro
  12 mi away
• Hayden
  12 mi away · pop. 288
• Mineral Springs
  12.2 mi away · pop. 742
• Bethel Village
  12.4 mi away · pop. 393
• Grandview Lake
  13 mi away · pop. 199
• Scipio
  15 mi away · pop. 246
• Harrison Lake
  15 mi away · pop. 144

Browse all places in Indiana →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cortland

Entertainment Book 2005

Entertainment Publications · 2004

Entertainment Book 2006

Entertainment Publications · 2005

American Georgian architecture

Harold Donaldson Eberlein · 1952

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Sycamore Tussock Moth

Halysidota harrisii

Seen 2026-09-21

yellow nodding ladies' tresses

Spiranthes ochroleuca

Seen 2026-09-19

sweet everlasting

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Seen 2026-09-17

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Seen 2026-09-15

Poison Ivy Leaf Mite

Aculops rhois

Seen 2026-09-15

Christmas fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Seen 2026-09-15

lizard's tail

Saururus cernuus

Seen 2026-09-15

northern spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Seen 2026-09-15

shining sumac

Rhus copallinum

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).