Welcome to Havre ...

Havre is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Havre, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Havre is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Havre: 319

Communities Also Named Havre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Havre - they are located in Michigan, Mississippi and Montana.

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

Communities near Havre ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Pleasant
  • From Havre to Mount Pleasant
• Washington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington
  • From Havre to Washington
• Kalona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <3>
• Wellman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellman is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <3>
• Lone Tree
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <3>
• Winfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winfield
  • From Havre to Winfield
• Riverside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Riverside is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Riverside
  • From Havre to Riverside
• Keota
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Keota is located in Keokuk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keota
  • From Havre to Keota
• Wayland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wayland is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <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 Havre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Havre.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Havre ...

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

Adding Havre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Havre 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 Havre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Havre post office opened in 1881. The Havre post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Havre.