Welcome to Disko ...

Disko is primarily located in Fulton County<1>. A portion of Disko extends into Wabash County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Disko, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Disko is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Disko: (574)

Communities near Disko ...

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

• Peru
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
• Wabash
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Wabash is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <4>
• Rochester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• North Manchester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manchester
  • North Manchester is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Manchester <4>
• Winona Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• South Whitley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitley
  • South Whitley is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Whitley <4>
• Akron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Pierceton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Mentone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentone
  • Mentone is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentone <4>
• Silver Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <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 Disko. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Disko.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Disko ...

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

Adding Disko to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Disko post office opened in 1891.

We also found Disko in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Disko.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.in.us/

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