Welcome to Haskins ...

Haskins is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Haskins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Haskins is located in the (319) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Kalona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
  • Kalona is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <4>
• Columbus Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
  • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <4>
• Wellman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <4>
• Lone Tree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <4>
• Winfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Riverside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Wayland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
• Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <4>
• Brighton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>

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 for Haskins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haskins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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