Greensburg

Small Town Breakdown

Explore Greensburg, Indiana, home to a tree growing from the courthouse tower, unbelievable BBQ at Carriage on the Square Smokehouse, and back-to-back state champs in boys basketball.

Fast Facts

📍LOCATION: Central Indiana

• Greensburg is located in the center of Decatur County.

• Interstate 74 has two exits that feed directly into Greensburg; I-74 runs northwest to Indianapolis and southeast to Cincinnati

• 55 minutes southeast of downtown Indianapolis

• 1 hour northwest of Cincinnati

👥 POPULATION & RANKING

• 12,317 residents (as of 2024)

• Ranks as Indiana’s 73rd-largest city

• Largest incorporated town/city in Decatur County

📏 LAND AREA

• 9.36 square miles

📅 FOUNDED

• Decatur County was organized off the tract of land known as the New Purchase in 1821.

• It was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, a naval hero.

• Greensburg was founded in 1822 by War of 1812 veteran Colonel Thomas Hendricks.

• Hendricks’ wife named the town after her previous home in Pennsylvania.

🏥 MAIN INDUSTRIES: Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare

• Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (also called Indiana Auto Plant) has more than 2,600 associates. It began as a Civic sedan production plant in 2008 and expanded in 2021 with a $50.2 million investment, which enabled the mass production of the Civic Hatchback. The plant also produces the Honda CR-V, one of America’s best-selling SUVs.

• Headquartered in Indianapolis, Delta Faucet Company also has one of its six global manufacturing facilities in Greensburg. Delta Faucet makes residential and commercial faucets and other products for kitchens and bathrooms.

• The main provider of healthcare in the area is Decatur County Memorial Hospital.

Why Greensburg is Known as Tree City

You have to head to the downtown square to see it, but the Decatur County Courthouse has a literal mulberry tree growing from its 115-foot-tall clock tower. The courthouse was completed in 1860 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The tree has been mentioned in publications across the world and was even on an episode of the television show, “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!”

Festivals and Fairs

If you’re visiting Greensburg in July, head to the fairgrounds for the Decatur County 4-H Fair, filled with all the fair food and carnival rides you can handle.

Then in September, don’t miss the annual Tree City Fall Festival that first occurred in 1979. It features live entertainment, a parade, car show, vendors, food trucks, and more.

Greensburg’s Menu

Start your morning at The Branch Gathering Place & Coffee House, which comes with a really cool story. In 2016, the City of Greensburg completed a community-vision process that identified the need for a local coffee shop. Three years later, the All for One Ministry Board launched a fundraising campaign to raise $320,000 and secure a downtown building. Then on June 25, 2021, The Branch Gathering Place & Coffee House officially opened, becoming the first nonprofit, charitable coffee house in Greensburg and one of the first in Indiana. The menu includes a wide range of hot, iced, and frozen beverage options, plus locally sourced food items.

Carriage on the Square Smokehouse is a hidden gem in Greensburg. The Get Indiana crew ordered the Walking Pony, Smoked Chicken Burrito Bowl, Wobbling Carriage, nachos, mac and cheese, and strawberry shortcake for dessert. Needless to say, it’s no wonder why Hans and his team at Carriage are beloved in the community. They’ve got 4.7 stars on Google, as guests can’t get enough of their brisket, pulled pork, ribs, and everything we devoured.

Parks and Rec

Rebekah Park spans 15 acres and has playgrounds, pickleball courts, a splash pad, dog park, and plenty of green space to picnic.

Decatur County Park is slightly bigger with 16 acres of land and a 10-acre lake, plus shelters, a playground, pool, tennis and basketball courts, horseshoe pits, skate park, and paddleboats if you want to get out on the water. There’s also a youth sports complex with baseball and softball diamonds.

Back-to-Back Champs

The mascot for Greensburg Community High School is the Pirates, and they’ve won two IHSAA state championships in school history, both in boys basketball.

The school’s first state title came in the 2013 3A championship, when the Pirates overcame a 10-point halftime deficit and defeated Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 73-70 in overtime. The win capped a 26-1 season. Then in 2014, boys basketball went back-to-back in 3A, topping Bowman Academy 89-76 to finish 28-1. In the championship games combined, a core of four players led the Pirates in scoring – Sean Sellers (46 points), Ryan Welage (37 points), Bryant McIntosh (33 points), and Collin Rigney (31 points).

Rigney became head coach of Greensburg varsity boys basketball prior to the 2024-25 season.

Out on a Limb

• For additional entertainment, Greensburg is home to a disc golf course, the 18-hole Greensburg Country Club that was founded in 1925, Parkside Lanes Bowling Center which is great for hosting parties, and Wolf Theatres for movie nights.

• For quick bites and ice cream, check out Dairy Point. And for a local brew, Tree City Brew Co. is the spot for pizza, tacos, sandwiches, appetizers and 10-plus house brewed beers.

• For shoppers, there are plenty of small businesses worth exploring. Our personal favorite was Dyed Designs, where we picked up a couple sweet t-shirts.

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