Welcome to Sassafras ...

Sassafras is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sassafras, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1957.

Sassafras is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sassafras lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Sassafras (for example, toward Leavenworth), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Sassafras lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Sassafras ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Sassafras - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sassafras ...

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

• Jasper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <3>
• Tell City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <3>
• Huntingburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingburg
  • Huntingburg is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingburg <3>
• Santa Claus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <3>
• Ferdinand
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <3>
• Dale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <3>
• Cannelton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <3>
• Holland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <3>
• English
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • English is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <3>
• Birdseye
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdseye <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 Sassafras. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sassafras.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sassafras ...

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

Adding Sassafras to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sassafras post office opened in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sassafras.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountyil.org/

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