Welcome to Canoe ...

Canoe is located in Winneshiek County<1>.

The location of Canoe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canoe, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Canoe is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Canoe: (563)

Communities Also Named Canoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Canoe - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Canoe ...

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

• Decorah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <4>
• Waukon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <4>
• Postville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <4>
• Spring Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <4>
• Calmar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
  • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <4>
• Ossian
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• Mabel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <4>
• Canton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Spillville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillville
  • Spillville is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spillville <4>
• Fort Atkinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
  • Fort Atkinson is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Atkinson <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canoe ...

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

Adding Canoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canoe 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 for Canoe was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canoe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/