Welcome to Damon ...

Damon is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Damon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Damon is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Damon: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Damon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Damon - they are located in Arkansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Damon ...

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

• Rushville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
• Mount Sterling
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
• Camp Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Point
  • Camp Point is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Point <4>
• Clayton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Golden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
• Augusta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <4>
• Plymouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Versailles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Bowen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
  • Bowen is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowen <4>
• Littleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <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 Damon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Damon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Damon ...

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

Adding Damon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Damon 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 Damon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Damon post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Damon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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