Welcome to Packard ...

Packard is located in Butler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Packard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Packard is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Packard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Packard - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan (3), Missouri, Nevada, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Packard ...

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

• Waverly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Charles City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
  • Charles City is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <4>
• Parkersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Nashua
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <4>
• Clarksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Shell Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
  • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <4>
• Greene
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
• Janesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <4>
• Allison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <4>
• Rockford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <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 Packard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Packard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Packard ...

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

Adding Packard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Packard post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Packard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.butlercoiowa.org/

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