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Welcome to Saturn ...

Saturn is located in Whitley County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Saturn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Saturn is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Saturn lies within the (260) area code.

Communities Also Named Saturn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Saturn - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Saturn ...

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

  • Fort Wayne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Huntington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Huntington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
  • New Haven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Columbia City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
    • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <4>
  • Huntertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ossian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
    • Ossian is located in Wells County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
  • Churubusco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
    • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <4>
  • South Whitley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Roanoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Andrews
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Andrews is located in Huntington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <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 Saturn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saturn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saturn ...

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

Adding Saturn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saturn in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saturn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saturn post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saturn.

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

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

Footnotes ...

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

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









 

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