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Welcome to Dillman ...

Dillman is located in Wells County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dillman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Dillman is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dillman: 260

Communities Also Named Dillman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dillman - they are located in Missouri and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Dillman ...

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

  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Huntington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Bluffton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gas City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartford City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Upland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fairmount
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eaton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Eaton is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <3>
  • Montpelier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dillman ...

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

Adding Dillman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dillman 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 Dillman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Dillman post office opened in 1880. The Dillman post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dillman.

Footnotes ...

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