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Welcome to America ...

America is located in Wabash County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of America, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

America is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named America ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named America - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near America ...

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

  • Marion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Huntington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wabash
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gas City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Upland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairmount
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Greentown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Converse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Warren is located in Huntington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • 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 America. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for America.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for America ...

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

Adding America to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of America in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for America was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the America post office opened in 1837. The America post office closed in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for America.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Wabash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around America - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/