Welcome to Corydon ...

So far, we found very little information about Corydon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Corydon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Corydon, please Contact Us.

Corydon would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.

The location of Corydon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Corydon is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Corydon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Corydon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Corydon: This one is located in Polk County and the other is located in Wayne County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 6 communities that are also named Corydon - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Corydon ...

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

• Des Moines
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <5>
• Ankeny
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <5>
• West Des Moines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <5>
• Ames
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <5>
• Urbandale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <5>
• Waukee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <5>
• Johnston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <5>
• Altoona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
• Clive
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <5>
• Grimes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <5>

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

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

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

Adding Corydon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corydon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

We originally found mention of Corydon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corydon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

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