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Welcome to Aylesworth ...

Aylesworth is located in Fountain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aylesworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Aylesworth is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Aylesworth: 765

Communities Also Named Aylesworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Aylesworth: This one is located in Fountain County and the other is located in Porter County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 3 communities that are also named Aylesworth - they are located in Oklahoma and Ontario.

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

Communities near Aylesworth ...

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

  • Danville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Danville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
  • Attica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Covington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Veedersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shadeland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Williamsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Linden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • West Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Lebanon is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Hillsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Aylesworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aylesworth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aylesworth ...

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

Adding Aylesworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aylesworth 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 Aylesworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Aylesworth post office opened in 1884. The Aylesworth post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aylesworth.

Footnotes ...

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