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Welcome to Napier ...

Napier is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Napier, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Napier is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Napier: 515

Communities Also Named Napier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Napier - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Napier ...

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

  • Ankeny
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ames
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Polk City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Huxley
    (8 miles [12.9 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>
  • Story City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Madrid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ogden
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Napier ...

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

Adding Napier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Napier 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 Napier was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Napier in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Napier.

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 Napier - 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.