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Welcome to Luton ...

Luton is located in Woodbury County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Luton is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Luton: 712

Communities Also Named Luton ...

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

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

Communities near Luton ...

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

  • Sioux City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • South Sioux City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sergeant Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Sioux City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Dakota City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sloan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lawton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Winnebago
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Walthill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luton ...

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

Adding Luton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Luton post office opened in 1888. The Luton post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luton.

Footnotes ...

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