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Welcome to Hurstville ...

Hurstville is located in Jackson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hurstville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Hurstville is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hurstville is located in the (563) area code.

Communities near Hurstville ...

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

  • Bellevue
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
  • Preston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
  • Wheatland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
  • Grand Mound
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
    • Grand Mound is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <4>
  • Wyoming
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Wyoming is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
  • Oxford Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
    • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Delmar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
    • Miles is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <4>
  • Lost Nation
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
    • Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <4>
  • Andrew
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Hurstville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hurstville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurstville ...

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

Adding Hurstville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hurstville post office opened in 1897.

We also found Hurstville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurstville.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hurstville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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