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Welcome to Nordness ...

Nordness is located in Winneshiek County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nordness, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

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

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

Area Code for Nordness: 563

Communities near Nordness ...

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

  • Decorah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cresco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Waukon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <3>
  • West Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Postville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Calmar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ossian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mabel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <3>
  • Clermont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Spillville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nordness ...

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

Adding Nordness to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nordness 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 (so far) for Nordness was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nordness post office opened in 1885. The Nordness post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nordness.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Winneshiek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nordness - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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