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Welcome to Ambrose ...

Ambrose is located in Iowa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ambrose, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Ambrose is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ambrose: 319

Communities Also Named Ambrose ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Ambrose - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Ambrose ...

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

  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sigourney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Brooklyn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Montezuma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • North English
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Keota
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Victor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • What Cheer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Delta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Delta is located in Keokuk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Ladora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ambrose ...

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

Adding Ambrose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ambrose 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 (so far) for Ambrose was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ambrose post office opened in 1895. The Ambrose post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ambrose.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Iowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ambrose - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/