Welcome to Quandahl ...

Quandahl is located in Allamakee County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Quandahl, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quandahl, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Quandahl is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Quandahl lies within the (563) area code.

Communities near Quandahl ...

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

• Decorah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <4>
• Waukon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <4>
• Caledonia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Spring Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <4>
• Mabel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <4>
• New Albin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
  • New Albin is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albin <4>
• Canton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Eitzen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
  • Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
• Dorchester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Dorchester is located in Allamakee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorchester <4>
• Hesper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
  • Hesper is located in Winneshiek County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quandahl ...

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

Adding Quandahl to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quandahl 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 Quandahl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Quandahl post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quandahl.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

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