Welcome to Chili ...

Chili is located in Miami County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chili, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

Chili is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Chili ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Chili - they are located in Illinois, New Mexico, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Chili ...

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

• Logansport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
  • Logansport is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logansport <4>
• Peru
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
• Wabash
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Wabash is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <4>
• Rochester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• North Manchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manchester
  • North Manchester is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Manchester <4>
• Akron
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Walton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Silver Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
• Bunker Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <4>
• Roann
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roann
  • Roann is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roann <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 Chili. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chili.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chili ...

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

Adding Chili to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chili post office opened in 1843.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chili.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov