Welcome to Lear ...

Lear is located in Grundy County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lear, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Lear is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Lear ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lear - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Lear ...

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

• Cedar Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <4>
• Waverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Grundy Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <4>
• Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Parkersburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Reinbeck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
  • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <4>
• Ackley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
  • Ackley is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackley <4>
• Clarksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Shell Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
  • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <4>
• Dike
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
  • Dike is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <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 Lear. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lear.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lear ...

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

Adding Lear to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lear post office opened in 1898.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lear.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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