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Welcome to Asphaltum ...

Asphaltum is located in Jasper County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • DeMotte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • DeMotte is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
    • DeMotte has also been known as:
    • De Motte
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <3>
  • Hebron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Kouts
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Monon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • North Judson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheatfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Francesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Medaryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • La Crosse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Asphaltum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Asphaltum post office opened in 1901. The Asphaltum post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asphaltum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asphaltum - 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/