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Welcome to Koszta ...

Koszta is located in Iowa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Koszta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

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

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

Area Code for Koszta: 319

Communities near Koszta ...

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

  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marengo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Belle Plaine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Walford is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
  • Brooklyn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Victor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Newhall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blairstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Horne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Horne is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Keystone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Koszta ...

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

Adding Koszta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Koszta post office opened in 1853. The Koszta post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Koszta.

Footnotes ...

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