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Welcome to India ...

India is located

India is located in Ellis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of India, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

India is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: India lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named India ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named India - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near India ...

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

  • Mesquite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • DeSoto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Waxahachie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lancaster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Duncanville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Forney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Balch Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ennis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Seagoville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenn Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 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 India. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for India.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for India ...

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

Adding India to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the India post office opened in 1892. The India post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for India.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Ellis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around India - 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/