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Welcome to Americus ...

Americus is located in Tippecanoe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Americus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Americus is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Americus (for example, toward Hoopeston (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Americus: 765

Communities Also Named Americus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Americus - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi and Missouri.

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

Communities near Americus ...

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

  • Lafayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Lafayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
    • West Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <3>
  • Monticello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
  • Delphi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Flora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Battle Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shadeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
    • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Dayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brookston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
    • Brookston is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <3>
  • Rossville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Americus ...

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

Adding Americus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Americus post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Americus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Tippecanoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Americus - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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