Welcome to Competine ...

Competine is located in Wapello County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Competine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Competine is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Competine: 641

Communities near Competine ...

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

• Ottumwa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ottumwa
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• Fairfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairfield
  • From Competine to Fairfield
• Sigourney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
  • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <3>
• Maharishi Vedic City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
  • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
• Eldon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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  • Eldon is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eldon
  • From Competine to Eldon
• Hedrick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Fremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Competine to Fremont
• Agency
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <3>
• Richland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richland
  • From Competine to Richland
• Batavia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Batavia
  • From Competine to Batavia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Competine ...

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

Adding Competine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Competine 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 Competine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Competine post office opened in 1851.

We also found Competine in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Competine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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