Welcome to Tocsin ...

Tocsin is located in Wells County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tocsin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Tocsin is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Tocsin lies within the (260) area code.

Communities near Tocsin ...

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

• Fort Wayne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• New Haven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
• Bluffton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Decatur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
• Berne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Berne is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <3>
• Ossian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Roanoke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <3>
• Geneva
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <3>
• Monroeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>
• Warren
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tocsin ...

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

Adding Tocsin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tocsin post office opened in 1882.

We also found Tocsin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tocsin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wells County: www.wellscounty.org/

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