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Welcome to Depew ...

Depew is located in Palo Alto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Depew, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Depew is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Depew: 712

Communities Also Named Depew ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Depew - they are located in Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and Ontario.

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

Communities near Depew ...

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

  • Algona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmetsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Armstrong
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Graettinger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • West Bend
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bancroft
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Ruthven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Swea City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Burt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Burt is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Whittemore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Depew ...

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

Adding Depew to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Depew 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 Depew was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Depew post office opened in 1892. The Depew post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Depew.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Palo Alto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Depew - 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/