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Welcome to Haskins ...

Haskins is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haskins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Haskins is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Haskins: 319

Communities Also Named Haskins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Haskins - they are located in Georgia, Michigan and Ohio.

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

Communities near Haskins ...

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

  • Washington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kalona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kalona is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <3>
  • Columbus Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wellman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Tree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Winfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Riverside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wayland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Brighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haskins ...

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

Adding Haskins to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Haskins post office opened in 1903. The Haskins post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haskins.

Footnotes ...

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