Saint Meinrad is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township

Harrison Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Harrison Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,036. Because of the presence of the St. Meinrad Archabbey, this township exists in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and not the Diocese of Evansville with the rest of Spencer...

, Spencer County

Spencer County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,391 people, 7,569 households, and 5,752 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 8,333 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

, Indiana

Indiana

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, along the Anderson River

Anderson River (Indiana)

The Anderson River is a tributary of the Ohio River in southern Indiana in the United States. Via the Ohio, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River....

 and just off Interstate 64

Interstate 64

Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with...

. It is home to the St. Meinrad Archabbey

St. Meinrad Archabbey

Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Spencer County, Indiana, USA, was founded by monks from Einsiedeln Abbey on March 21, 1854, and is home to approximately 98 monks. It is one of only two archabbeys in the United States and one of 11 in the world....

. It is situated about 55 miles east of Evansville

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

. Because of the archabbey, St. Meinrad, along with Harrison Township

Harrison Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Harrison Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,036. Because of the presence of the St. Meinrad Archabbey, this township exists in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and not the Diocese of Evansville with the rest of Spencer...

, lies within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis instead of the much closer Diocese of Evansville

Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville is a Roman Catholic diocese in Southwestern Indiana. It was founded on October 21, 1944.The diocese includes the entirety of the eleven southwestern Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Pike, Posey, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, and...

, in which lies the rest of Spencer County.

Geography

St. Meinrad is located at geographical coordinates 38° 10′ 19″ North, 86° 48′ 34″ West (38.172039, -86.809464).

External links

• Saint Meinrad Archabbey