Cumberland is in the Nine-County Region of central Indiana, in the Midwest United States of America. The tiny town of 5,000 straddles Hancock (east) and Marion (west) counties in Indiana.
The town prides itself on retaining a small town character alongside accessibility to a major metropolis. Additionally, the downtown is situated along the historic Old National Road and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Driving, the main route in and out is the Old National Road, known as US 40. This east–west backbone of the old highway system used to run coast to coast and can still take you out to the town's namesake of Cumberland, Maryland. If you're in Indianapolis, the local bus system IndyGo has a route to deliver you to Cumberland. You can reach the town just south of I-70 and close to Indianapolis' beltway loop I-465.
The town is small enough to walk or bike easily. Public transport is not an option.
If you like an easy walk, go along the Cumberland Pennsy Trail. An annual celebration of Cumberland's citizens is held in Honors Park. The Cumberland Arts Goes to Market festival was founded in 2009 to merge the local arts community with the farmers market; it is held in late summer. The Market is open on Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings from May through October.
The main route through Cumberland is US 40, which will immediately take you through Indianapolis as Washington Street if you continue west. Headed eastbound, you can connect with Richmond. North and south are dominated by rural farmland of Hancock County.
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