Welcome to Festina ...

Festina is located in Winneshiek County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Festina, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Festina is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Festina is located in the (563) area code.

Communities near Festina ...

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

• Decorah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <3>
• West Union
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <3>
• Postville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Fayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
• Calmar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
  • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <3>
• Fredericksburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
• Ossian
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <3>
• Elgin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
• Clermont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <3>
• Lawler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
  • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <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 Festina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Festina.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Festina ...

Looking for more information about Festina? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Festina, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Festina.

Adding Festina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Festina 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 Festina was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Festina on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Festina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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