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Welcome to Washington Center ...

Washington Center is located in Whitley County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Washington Center: Washington Ctr. (or less commonly used: Washington Cen., Washington Cent. or Washington Cntr.)

Washington Center is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Washington Center, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Washington Center: 260

Communities Also Named Washington Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Washington Center: This one is located in Whitley County and the other is located in Noble County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 3 communities that are also named Washington Center - they are located in Kansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near Washington Center ...

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

  • Fort Wayne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Huntington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Columbia City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Winona Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Churubusco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • South Whitley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Roanoke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Andrews
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Markle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Markle is located in Huntington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <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 Washington Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Washington Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washington Center ...

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Washington Center - 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.