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Welcome to Moingona ...

Moingona is located in Boone County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Moingona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Moingona is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Moingona: (515)

Communities near Moingona ...

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

  • Ames
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Ames is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <3>
  • Boone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Huxley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Huxley is located in Story County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <3>
  • Madrid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ogden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Ogden is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <3>
  • Granger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Woodward
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Slater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilbert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moingona ...

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

Adding Moingona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moingona post office opened in 1867.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moingona.

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

The official website for Boone County: www.co.boone.ia.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moingona - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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