Welcome to Octagon ...Octagon is located in Tippecanoe County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Octagon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866. Octagon is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Octagon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Octagon (for example, toward Hoopeston (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Octagon: 765 Communities Also Named Octagon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Octagon - they are located in Alabama and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Octagon. Communities near Octagon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Octagon.
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 Octagon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Octagon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Octagon. 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 Octagon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Octagon. See our Newspapers Page for Octagon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Octagon ...Looking for more information about Octagon? 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 Octagon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Octagon. Adding Octagon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Octagon 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 Octagon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Octagon. Footnotes ...
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