Welcome to Byron ...

Byron is located in LaPorte County<1>.

The location of Byron has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Byron is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Byron lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Byron (for example, toward South Bend), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Byron is within the boundaries of the (219) area code.

Communities Also Named Byron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Byron: This one is located in LaPorte County and the other is located in Parke County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 31 communities that are also named Byron - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (4), Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Byron.

Communities near Byron ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Byron.

• South Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
  • South Bend is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <4>
• Michigan City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <4>
• La Porte
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <4>
• Westville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Buchanan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Berrien County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Walkerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • Walkerton is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerton <4>
• New Carlisle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
  • New Carlisle is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <4>
• Trail Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
  • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
• North Liberty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
  • North Liberty is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <4>
• New Buffalo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
  • New Buffalo is located in Berrien County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Buffalo <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Byron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byron.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Byron. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Byron.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Byron. See our Newspapers Page for Byron.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byron ...

Looking for more information about Byron? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Byron, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Byron.

Adding Byron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Byron in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Byron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Byron post office opened in 1841.

We also found Byron in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Byron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov