Welcome to Steam Corner ...

Steam Corner is located in Fountain County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Steam Corner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Steam Corner: Steam Cor. (or less commonly used: Steam Crn.)

Steam Corner is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Steam Corner (for example, toward Westville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Steam Corner lies within the (765) area code.

Communities near Steam Corner ...

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

• Crawfordsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
  • Crawfordsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <4>
• Attica
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
• Covington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Rockville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Veedersburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
  • Veedersburg is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <4>
• Williamsport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Cayuga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <4>
• Montezuma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Waynetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynetown
  • Waynetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynetown <4>
• West Lebanon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
  • West Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people

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 Steam Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Steam Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Steam Corner ...

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

Adding Steam Corner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Steam Corner post office opened in 1851.

We also found Steam Corner in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Steam Corner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fountain County: www.co.fountain.in.us/

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