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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <3>
• Cresco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Waukon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <3>
• Postville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <3>
• Calmar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Ossian
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <3>
• Mabel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <3>
• Spillville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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 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 for Nordness was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Nordness post office opened in 1885.

We also found Nordness in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nordness.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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