Welcome to Homestead Colony ...

Homestead Colony is located in Story County<1>.

The location of Homestead Colony has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Homestead Colony is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Homestead Colony ...

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

• Ames
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <4>
• Boone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• Nevada
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <4>
• Huxley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
  • Huxley is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <4>
• Story City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story City
  • Story City is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story City <4>
• Madrid
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
• Slater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Slater is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <4>
• Roland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
• Jewell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jewell has also been known as:
  • Jewell Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <4>
• Maxwell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Maxwell is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homestead Colony ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homestead Colony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Story County: www.storycounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/