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Welcome to Conrad ...

Conrad is located in Newton County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

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)
  • Lowell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rensselaer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Beecher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • DeMotte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • DeMotte is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
    • DeMotte has also been known as:
    • De Motte
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <3>
  • Hebron
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Momence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Momence is located in Kankakee County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <3>
  • Grant Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Saint Anne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Morocco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Conrad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Conrad post office opened in 1906. The Conrad post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conrad.

Footnotes ...

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