Welcome to Old Town ...

Old Town is located in Dickinson County<1>.

The location of Old Town has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Old Town is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Old Town: (712)

Communities Also Named Old Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Old Town - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (5), Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Northwest Territories, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Old Town ...

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

• Spencer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Estherville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
  • Estherville is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <4>
• Spirit Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
  • Spirit Lake is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <4>
• Hartley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley is located in O'Brien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
• Arnolds Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Park
  • Arnolds Park is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnolds Park <4>
• Lake Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
  • Lake Park is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <4>
• Okoboji
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okoboji
  • Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okoboji <4>
• Ruthven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthven
  • Ruthven is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruthven <4>
• Orleans
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
• Everly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
  • Everly is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Town ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dickinson County: www.co.dickinson.ia.us/

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