Welcome to Lakonta ...

Lakonta is located in Mahaska County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakonta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Lakonta is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lakonta: 641

Communities near Lakonta ...

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

• Oskaloosa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oskaloosa
  • From Lakonta to Oskaloosa
• Pella
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Pella is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pella
  • From Lakonta to Pella
• Albia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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  • Albia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Albia
  • From Lakonta to Albia
• New Sharon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • New Sharon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Sharon
  • From Lakonta to New Sharon
• Eddyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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  • Eddyville is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eddyville
  • From Lakonta to Eddyville
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fremont
  • From Lakonta to Fremont
• Lovilia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
  • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <3>
• Beacon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beacon
  • From Lakonta to Beacon
• University Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to University Park
  • From Lakonta to University Park
• Bussey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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  • Bussey is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bussey
  • From Lakonta to Bussey

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakonta ...

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

Adding Lakonta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lakonta post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakonta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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