Welcome to Dalby ...

Dalby is located in Allamakee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dalby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Dalby is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dalby: 563

Communities near Dalby ...

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

• Prairie du Chien
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
  • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prairie du Chien
  • From Dalby to Prairie du Chien
• Waukon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waukon
  • From Dalby to Waukon
• Postville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Postville
  • From Dalby to Postville
• Monona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
  • Monona is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monona <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monona
  • From Dalby to Monona
• Lansing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
• McGregor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • McGregor is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <3>
• New Albin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
  • New Albin is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Albin
  • From Dalby to New Albin
• Marquette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marquette
  • From Dalby to Marquette
• Eastman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
  • Eastman is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Harpers Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
  • Harpers Ferry is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpers Ferry <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harpers Ferry
  • From Dalby to Harpers Ferry

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dalby ...

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

Adding Dalby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Dalby post office opened in 1868.

We also found Dalby in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dalby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

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