Welcome to Lycurgus ...

Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Lycurgus, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lycurgus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Lycurgus is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lycurgus is located in the (563) area code.

Communities near Lycurgus ...

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

• Decorah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <4>
• Waukon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <4>
• Postville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <4>
• Monona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
  • Monona is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monona <4>
• Spring Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <4>
• Lansing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• New Albin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
  • New Albin is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albin <4>
• Harpers Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
  • Harpers Ferry is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpers Ferry <4>
• De Soto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
• Luana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
  • Luana is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <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 Lycurgus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lycurgus.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lycurgus ...

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

Adding Lycurgus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lycurgus post office opened in 1851.

We also found Lycurgus in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lycurgus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/

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