Welcome to Americus ...

So far, we found very little information about Americus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Americus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Americus - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Americus, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Americus , we believe that it would have been located within present day Pottawattamie County<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Americus was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Americus was located: 712

Communities Also Named Americus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Americus - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi and Missouri.

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

Adding Americus to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Americus.

Footnotes ...

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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 Americus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.

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If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Pottawattamie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.