Welcome to Lanyon ...

Lanyon is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lanyon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Lanyon is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Lanyon: (515)

Communities near Lanyon ...

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

• Fort Dodge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
  • Fort Dodge is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Dodge <3>
• Boone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <3>
• Jefferson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <3>
• Ogden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Ogden is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <3>
• Gowrie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
  • Gowrie is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <3>
• Dayton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
• Grand Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
  • Grand Junction is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <3>
• Stratford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <3>
• Otho
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
  • Otho is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <3>
• Lehigh
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Lehigh is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <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 Lanyon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lanyon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lanyon ...

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

Adding Lanyon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lanyon post office opened in 1899.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanyon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Webster County: www.webstercountyia.org/

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