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Welcome to Communia ...

Communia is located in Clayton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Communia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

Communia is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Communia: 563

Communities near Communia ...

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

  • Guttenberg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Monona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Elkader
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Strawberry Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Edgewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • McGregor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Garnavillo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elgin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Communia ...

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

Adding Communia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Communia 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 (so far) for Communia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Communia post office opened in 1854. The Communia post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Communia.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Communia - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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