Hagerstown is a town in Jefferson Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,787.HistoryHagerstown was laid out and platted in 1832. The town was named after the city of Hagerstown, Maryland. The Hagerstown post office has been in operation since 1836.The Whitewater Canal, which was built in the mid-19th century and extends to Lawrenceburg, Indiana, has its northern terminus in Hagerstown. This section was funded by the Hagerstown Canal Company.The Hagerstown I.O.O.F. Hall and John and Caroline Stonebraker House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.GeographyHagerstown is located at . The town lies 61 miles ENE of Indianapolis, Indiana, 17 miles NW of Richmond, Indiana, and 63 miles WNW of Dayton, Ohio in the Midwestern region of the United States.