Welcome to Nansen ...
Nansen is located in Chickasaw County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nansen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Nansen is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Nansen lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Nansen ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Nansen - they are located in Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nansen.
Communities near Nansen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nansen.
- Cresco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Cresco is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresco <3>
- New Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- New Hampton is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <3>
- Sumner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <3>
- Nashua
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
- Calmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
- Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <3>
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
- Elma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Elma is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <3>
- Lawler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <3>
- Hawkeye
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Spillville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillville
- Spillville is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spillville <3>
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 Nansen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nansen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nansen. 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 Nansen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nansen. See our Newspapers Page for Nansen.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nansen ...
Looking for more information about Nansen? 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 Nansen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nansen.
Adding Nansen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nansen in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nansen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Nansen post office opened in 1897.
We also found Nansen on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nansen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nansen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chickasaw County: www.chickasawcoia.org/
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 Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nansen - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |