Welcome to Twin Lakes ...

Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Twin Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Twin Lakes: Twin Lks.

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

Communities Also Named Twin Lakes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Twin Lakes - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (4), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (4), Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Twin Lakes ...

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

• Rockwell City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
  • Rockwell City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell City <2>
• Sac City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City
  • Sac City is located in Sac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sac City <2>
• Pocahontas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <2>
• Lake City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
• Manson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
  • Manson is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <2>
• Pomeroy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
• Fonda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
  • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <2>
• Callender
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
  • Callender is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Lohrville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
  • Lohrville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lohrville <2>
• Farnhamville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
  • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Twin Lakes ...

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

Adding Twin Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Twin Lakes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Twin Lakes post office opened in 1866.

We also found Twin Lakes in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Twin Lakes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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