Welcome to Patton ...

Patton is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

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

Patton is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Patton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Patton - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Patton ...

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

• West Lafayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
• Delphi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Delphi is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphi <4>
• Flora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
• Battle Ground
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Ground
  • Battle Ground is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Ground <4>
• Monon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monon
  • Monon is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monon <4>
• Brookston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
  • Brookston is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <4>
• Wolcott
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <4>
• Royal Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Center
  • Royal Center is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Center <4>
• Camden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Reynolds
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Reynolds is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <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 Patton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patton ...

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

Adding Patton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Patton post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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