Welcome to Des Moines ...Des Moines is located in Orange County<1>. When the people of Des Moines refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Des Moinesite<2> Des Moines is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Des Moines lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Des Moines ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Des Moines - they are located in Iowa, New Mexico (2) and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Des Moines. Websites for Des Moines ...Junior League: www.jlocc.org/ Communities near Des Moines ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Des Moines.
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 Des Moines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Des Moines. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Des Moines. 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 Des Moines. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Des Moines. See our Newspapers Page for Des Moines. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Des Moines ...Looking for more information about Des Moines? 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 Des Moines, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Des Moines. Adding Des Moines to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Des Moines 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 Des Moines was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada. For more details, see References and Mentions for Des Moines. Footnotes ...
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