Welcome to Finchford ...

Finchford is located in Black Hawk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Finchford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

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

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

Finchford lies within the (319) area code.

Communities near Finchford ...

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

• Waterloo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Waverly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Evansdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Parkersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <3>
• Denver
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Tripoli
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
  • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <3>
• Clarksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
• Shell Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
  • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <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 Finchford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Finchford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finchford ...

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

Adding Finchford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Finchford post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Finchford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Finchford. 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/