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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Huntington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <3>
• Wabash
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Wabash is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <3>
• Gas City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
  • Gas City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <3>
• Upland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <3>
• Fairmount
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <3>
• Greentown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greentown is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <3>
• Jonesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <3>
• Converse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Converse is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <3>
• Warren
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 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 for America was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the America post office opened in 1837.

We also found America in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for America.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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