Welcome to Bismarck ...
So far, we found very little information about Bismarck. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bismarck to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Bismarck - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Bismarck, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Bismarck , we believe that it would have been located within present day Clayton County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bismarck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
When the people of Bismarck referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Bismarcker<3>
Time Zone: The area where Bismarck was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bismarck would have been located in the (563) area code.
Communities Also Named Bismarck ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Bismarck - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bismarck.
Adding Bismarck to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Bismarck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Bismarck post office opened in 1873.
We also found Bismarck in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bismarck.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bismarck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clayton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Bismarck refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Bismarck may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |