Welcome to Mahon ...

Mahon is located in Huntington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mahon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Mahon is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mahon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Mahon: (260)

Communities Also Named Mahon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mahon - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky (2), Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Mahon ...

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

• Fort Wayne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
  • Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <4>
• Huntington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Bluffton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Columbia City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <4>
• Ossian
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• South Whitley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitley
  • South Whitley is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Whitley <4>
• Warren
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
• Andrews
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
• Markle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
  • Markle is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <4>
• Zanesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <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 Mahon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mahon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mahon. 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 Mahon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mahon ...

Looking for more information about Mahon? 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 Mahon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mahon.

Adding Mahon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mahon 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 Mahon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mahon post office opened in 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mahon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Huntington County: www.huntington.in.us/

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