Welcome to Mortimer ...

So far, we found very little information about Mortimer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mortimer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mortimer, please Contact Us.

Mortimer would have been located within present day Ringgold County<2>.

The location of Mortimer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mortimer is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Mortimer was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Mortimer once stood is in the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Mortimer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mortimer - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Mortimer ...

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

• Creston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <5>
• Mount Ayr
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
  • Mount Ayr is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ayr <5>
• Lenox
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <5>
• Afton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
• Clearfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <5>
• Diagonal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal
  • Diagonal is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diagonal <5>
• Kellerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
  • Kellerton is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <5>
• Prescott
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <5>
• Grand River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
  • Grand River is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
• Tingley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tingley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
  • Tingley is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tingley <5>

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

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

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

Adding Mortimer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mortimer in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mortimer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mortimer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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