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Welcome to Allen ...

Allen is located in Allen County<1>.

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

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

Area Code for Allen: 260

Communities Also Named Allen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Allen - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Allen ...

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

  • Fort Wayne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Auburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kendallville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
    • Kendallville is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <3>
  • Columbia City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Garrett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Leo-Cedarville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
    • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
  • Avilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Albion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterloo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <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 Allen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allen ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Allen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.