Welcome to Dinsdale ...

Dinsdale is located in Tama County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dinsdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Dinsdale is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Dinsdale ...

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

• Waterloo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Cedar Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
• Grundy Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <3>
• Hudson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• La Porte City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Toledo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
• Reinbeck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
  • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <3>
• Traer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Traer is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traer <3>
• Dysart
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
  • Dysart is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <3>
• Dike
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
  • Dike is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <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 Dinsdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dinsdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dinsdale ...

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

Adding Dinsdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dinsdale post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dinsdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tama County: www.tamacounty.org/

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