Welcome to Creamery ...
Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Creamery, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Creamery is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Creamery lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Creamery: 641
Communities Also Named Creamery ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Creamery - they are located in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Creamery.
Communities near Creamery ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Creamery.
- Mason City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Garner is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <3>
- Lake Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Northwood is located in Worth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <3>
- Nora Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Springs
- Nora Springs is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora Springs <3>
- Manly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ventura
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventura have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
- Ventura is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <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 Creamery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Creamery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Creamery. 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 Creamery.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Creamery. See our Newspapers Page for Creamery.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Creamery ...
Looking for more information about Creamery? 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 Creamery, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Creamery.
Adding Creamery to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Creamery in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Creamery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Creamery post office opened in 1884.
We also found Creamery in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Creamery.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Cerro Gordo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Creamery - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |