Welcome to Dewar ...

Dewar is located in Black Hawk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dewar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Dewar is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Dewar: (319)

The ZIP code for Dewar: 50623<3>

Communities Also Named Dewar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dewar - they are located in Michigan and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Dewar ...

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

• Waterloo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Cedar Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <4>
• Waverly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Independence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Oelwein
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelwein
  • Oelwein is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelwein <4>
• Evansdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <4>
• Jesup
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <4>
• Hudson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• La Porte City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte City
  • La Porte City is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte City <4>
• Denver
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dewar ...

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

Adding Dewar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dewar 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 Dewar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dewar post office opened in 1887.

We also found Dewar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dewar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Black Hawk County: www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/

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