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Welcome to Armour ...

Armour is located in Black Hawk County<1>.

Armour is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Armour: 319

Communities Also Named Armour ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Armour: This one is located in Black Hawk County and the other is located in Pottawattamie County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 13 communities that are also named Armour - they are located in Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Armour ...

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

  • Waterloo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Waverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jesup
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
    • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <3>
  • Hudson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
  • La Porte City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Denver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Denver is located in Bremer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <3>
  • Dike
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
    • Dike is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <3>
  • Elk Run Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
    • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Armour ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Black Hawk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Armour - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.