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Welcome to Lone Rock ...

The city of Lone Rock is located in Kossuth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lone Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lone Rock has a population of 138 people<2> (see below for details).

Lone Rock is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Lone Rock: 515

The ZIP code for Lone Rock: 50559<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lone Rock had an population of 138 people. This is a decrease of 5.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lone Rock had a population of 146 people. This makes Lone Rock the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 146 people, the population of Lone Rock decreased 7.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 157 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lone Rock.

Communities Also Named Lone Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lone Rock - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Lone Rock ...

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

  • Algona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmetsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Armstrong
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • West Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bancroft
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Swea City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Burt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Burt is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Whittemore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Titonka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Ringsted
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lone Rock ...

Looking for more information about Lone Rock? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lone Rock, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lone Rock.

Adding Lone Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lone Rock 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 Lone Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lone Rock post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lone Rock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Kossuth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lone Rock.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lone Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Lone Rock). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lone Rock or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/