Welcome to Queen City ...
So far, we found very little information about Queen City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Queen City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Queen City, please Contact Us.
Queen City would have been located within present day Adams County<2>.
The location of Queen City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Queen City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Queen City is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Queen City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Queen City would have been located in the (641) area code.
Communities Also Named Queen City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Queen City - they are located in California, Missouri, Nevada (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Queen City.
Communities near Queen City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Queen City.
- Creston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- 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>
- Lenox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Villisca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villisca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villisca
- Villisca is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villisca <5>
- Clearfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Massena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
- Massena is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <5>
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- 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>
- Gravity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
- Gravity is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <5>
- Cromwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Cromwell is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Nodaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Queen City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Queen City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Queen City. 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 Queen City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Queen City. See our Newspapers Page for Queen City.
Adding Queen City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Queen City 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 Queen City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Queen City post office opened in 1858.
We also found Queen City in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Queen City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Queen City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Queen City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |