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Welcome to Island City ...

Island City is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Island City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Island City is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Island City: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Island City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Island City - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and Oregon.

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

Communities near Island City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Island City ...

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

Adding Island City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Island City 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 Island City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Island City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Island City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Island City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Island City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.