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Welcome to Talma ...

Talma is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Talma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Talma is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Talma: 574

Communities near Talma ...

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

  • Plymouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rochester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Winona Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bourbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Argos
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Argos is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argos <3>
  • Culver
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Culver is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
  • Akron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mentone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Silver Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kewanna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Talma ...

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

Adding Talma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Talma 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 Talma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Talma post office opened in 1896. The Talma post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Talma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Talma - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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