Welcome to Allen ...

Allen is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Allen is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Allen: (712)

Communities Also Named Allen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Allen - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado (3), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Allen ...

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

• Missouri Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
  • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <4>
• Logan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Woodbine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <4>
• Dunlap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
  • Dunlap is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <4>
• Dow City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City
  • Dow City is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dow City <4>
• Mondamin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondamin
  • Mondamin is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mondamin <4>
• Ute
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
  • Ute is located in Monona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <4>
• Modale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modale
  • Modale is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modale <4>
• Pisgah
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Pisgah is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah <4>
• Panama
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Panama is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <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 Allen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allen ...

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

Adding Allen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Allen post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountyia.org/

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