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Welcome to Centerdale ...

Centerdale is located in Cedar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Centerdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Centerdale is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Centerdale: 319

Communities Also Named Centerdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Centerdale - they are located in Alabama and Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Centerdale ...

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

  • Iowa City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Muscatine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
    • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <3>
  • Coralville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
    • Coralville is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <3>
  • North Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
    • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <3>
  • Tiffin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • West Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <3>
  • Tipton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Tipton is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
  • Wilton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <3>
  • Solon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
  • Lisbon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centerdale ...

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

Adding Centerdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Centerdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Centerdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Centerdale post office opened in 1884.

We also found Centerdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Centerdale.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Cedar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centerdale - 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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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