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Welcome to Ehler ...

Ehler is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ehler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Ehler is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ehler: 563

Communities near Ehler ...

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

  • Marion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Anamosa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Monticello
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Robins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Robins is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Center Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Urbana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Central City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Springville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Winthrop
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 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 Ehler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ehler.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ehler ...

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

Adding Ehler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ehler 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 (so far) for Ehler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ehler post office opened in 1888. The Ehler post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ehler.

Footnotes ...

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