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Welcome to Byron ...

Byron is located in Parke County<1>.

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

Byron is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Byron: 765

Communities Also Named Byron ...

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

Beyond Indiana, there are 31 communities that are also named Byron - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (4), Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Byron ...

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

  • Crawfordsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Veedersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cayuga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <3>
  • Ladoga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Montezuma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Roachdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bainbridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • New Market
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • New Market is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byron ...

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

Adding Byron to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Byron post office opened in 1884. The Byron post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byron.

Footnotes ...

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