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Welcome to Collamer ...

Collamer is located in Whitley County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Collamer, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


Collamer was established in 1846.

Collamer is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Collamer lies within the (260) area code.

Communities Also Named Collamer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Collamer - they are located in New York (2), Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Collamer ...

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

  • Huntington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Huntington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
  • Columbia City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
    • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <5>
  • North Manchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Winona Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Lake
    • Winona Lake is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona Lake <5>
  • Roanoke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Webster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Webster
    • North Webster is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Webster <5>
  • Andrews
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Andrews is located in Huntington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <5>
  • Akron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pierceton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceton
    • Pierceton is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierceton <5>
  • Silver Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collamer ...

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

Adding Collamer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Collamer 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 Collamer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Collamer post office opened in 1849.

We also found Collamer in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collamer.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Whitley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Collamer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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