Welcome to Littleton ...

Littleton is located in Buchanan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Littleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Littleton is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Littleton: (319)

Communities Also Named Littleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Littleton - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Littleton ...

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

• Waterloo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Independence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Oelwein
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelwein
  • Oelwein is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelwein <4>
• Evansdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <4>
• Jesup
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <4>
• La Porte City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte City
  • La Porte City is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte City <4>
• Denver
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>
• Elk Run Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
  • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
• Fairbank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
  • Fairbank is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbank <4>
• Readlyn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readlyn
  • Readlyn is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readlyn <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 Littleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Littleton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Littleton ...

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

Adding Littleton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Littleton post office opened in 1883.

We also found Littleton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Littleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buchanan County: www.buchanancounty.com/

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