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Welcome to Tiosa ...

Tiosa is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tiosa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Tiosa is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Tiosa: 574

Communities near Tiosa ...

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

  • Plymouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rochester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bourbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Argos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mentone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Silver Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Kewanna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Etna Green
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tiosa ...

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

Adding Tiosa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tiosa post office opened in 1872. The Tiosa post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tiosa.

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 Tiosa - 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/