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Welcome to Wyatt ...

Wyatt is located in Saint Joseph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wyatt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

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

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

Note: If you travel west from Wyatt (for example, toward Kingsford Heights), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Wyatt: 574

The ZIP code for Wyatt: 46595<3>

Communities Also Named Wyatt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Wyatt - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Wyatt ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.sjchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wyatt, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Wyatt ...

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

  • South Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elkhart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mishawaka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Goshen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Nappanee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bremen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Osceola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
  • Walkerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • North Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wyatt ...

Looking for more information about Wyatt? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wyatt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wyatt.

Adding Wyatt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wyatt post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wyatt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Saint Joseph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wyatt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Wyatt). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wyatt or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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