Welcome to Asphaltum ...

Asphaltum is located in Jasper County<1>.

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The location of Asphaltum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Asphaltum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Asphaltum is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Asphaltum is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Asphaltum: 219

Communities Also Named Asphaltum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Asphaltum - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Asphaltum ...

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

• Rensselaer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• DeMotte
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
  • DeMotte is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • DeMotte has also been known as:
  • De Motte
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <4>
• Hebron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>
• Kouts
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kouts
  • Kouts is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kouts <4>
• Monon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monon
  • Monon is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monon <4>
• North Judson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Judson
  • North Judson is located in Starke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Judson <4>
• Wheatfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
  • Wheatfield is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatfield <4>
• Francesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francesville
  • Francesville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francesville <4>
• Medaryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medaryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medaryville
  • Medaryville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medaryville <4>
• La Crosse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <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 Asphaltum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asphaltum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asphaltum ...

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

Adding Asphaltum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Asphaltum post office opened in 1901.

We also found Asphaltum on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asphaltum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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