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Welcome to Armah ...

Armah is located in Iowa County<1>.

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

Armah is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Armah: 319

Communities near Armah ...

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

  • Williamsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marengo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sigourney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wellman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Brooklyn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Montezuma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • North English
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Keota
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Victor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • What Cheer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Armah ...

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

Adding Armah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Armah 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 Armah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Armah post office opened in 1895. The Armah post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Armah.

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 Armah - 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/