Welcome to Medora ...

Medora is located in Warren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Medora is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Medora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Medora - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota and Ontario.

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

Communities near Medora ...

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

• Indianola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <4>
• Osceola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
• Chariton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
  • Chariton is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <4>
• Melcher - Dallas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
  • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
• Milo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Milo is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <4>
• Saint Charles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Truro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
  • Truro is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <4>
• New Virginia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Virginia
  • New Virginia is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Virginia <4>
• Martensdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
  • Martensdale is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <4>
• Lacona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
  • Lacona is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <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 Medora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medora.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medora ...

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

Adding Medora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Medora post office opened in 1868.

We also found Medora in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ia.us/

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