Welcome to Guy ...

Guy is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

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

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

Area Code for Guy: 765

Communities Also Named Guy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Guy - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Missouri, New Mexico, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Guy ...

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

• Kokomo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <4>
• Marion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marion
  • From Guy to Marion
• Elwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <4>
• Tipton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tipton
  • From Guy to Tipton
• Alexandria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Fairmount
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairmount
  • From Guy to Fairmount
• Greentown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greentown is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <4>
• Frankton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankton
  • Frankton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankton <4>
• Arcadia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arcadia
  • From Guy to Arcadia
• Jonesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <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 Guy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Guy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guy ...

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

Adding Guy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Guy post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.howard.in.us/

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