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Welcome to Point Isabel ...

Point Isabel is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Isabel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for Point Isabel: Pt. Isabel

Point Isabel is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Point Isabel: 765

Communities Also Named Point Isabel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Point Isabel - they are located in California and Ohio.

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

Communities near Point Isabel ...

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

  • Kokomo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gas City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
    • Gas City is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <3>
  • Tipton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alexandria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Upland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
    • Upland is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <3>
  • Fairmount
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Greentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Frankton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Isabel ...

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

Adding Point Isabel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Point Isabel post office opened in 1859.

We also found Point Isabel in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Isabel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point Isabel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/