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Welcome to College Corner ...

College Corner is located in Jay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of College Corner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for College Corner: College Cor. (or less commonly used: College Crn.)

College Corner is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named College Corner ...

While we believe that this College Corner is located in Jay County, we know of another 3 Indiana communities named College Corner. Those communities are located in the following counties: Madison, Wabash and Wayne County.

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

Communities near College Corner ...

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

  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Coldwater
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Berne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Union City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Henry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dunkirk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Dunkirk is located in Jay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <3>
  • Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
  • Montpelier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
    • Montpelier is located in Blackford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <3>
  • Union City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Fort Recovery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for College Corner ...

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

Adding College Corner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the College Corner post office opened in 1862.

We also found College Corner in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for College Corner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around College Corner - 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>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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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