Welcome to Conrad ...

Conrad is located in Newton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conrad, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Conrad is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Conrad lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Conrad (for example, toward Earl Park), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Conrad: (219)

Communities Also Named Conrad ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Conrad - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Conrad ...

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

• Cedar Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Cedar Lake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lake <4>
• Lowell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <4>
• Rensselaer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Beecher
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
  • Beecher is located in Will County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beecher <4>
• DeMotte
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
  • DeMotte is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
  • DeMotte has also been known as:
  • De Motte
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <4>
• Hebron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>
• Momence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
  • Momence is located in Kankakee County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <4>
• Grant Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
  • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
• Saint Anne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anne
  • Saint Anne is located in Kankakee County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anne <4>
• Morocco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
  • Morocco is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <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 Conrad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Conrad.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conrad ...

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

Adding Conrad to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Conrad post office opened in 1906.

We also found Conrad on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conrad.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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