Welcome to Chautauqua ...

Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chautauqua, 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.

When the people of Chautauqua refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Chautauquan<2>

Chautauqua is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Chautauqua lies within the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Chautauqua ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Chautauqua - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, South Dakota (2), Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Chautauqua ...

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

• Omaha
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <4>
• Council Bluffs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <4>
• Bellevue
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Papillion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <4>
• La Vista
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <4>
• Ralston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <4>
• Glenwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <4>
• Carter Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <4>
• Missouri Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
  • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <4>
• Bennington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Douglas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <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 Chautauqua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chautauqua.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chautauqua ...

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

Adding Chautauqua to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chautauqua.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/

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