Welcome to Ozark ...

So far, we found very little information about Ozark. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ozark to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ozark, please Contact Us.

Ozark would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.

The location of Ozark has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ozark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ozark is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Ozark was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Ozark once stood is in the (563) area code.

Communities Also Named Ozark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Ozark - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio and Oklahoma (2).

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

Communities near Ozark ...

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

• Maquoketa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquoketa
  • Maquoketa is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maquoketa <5>
• Monticello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <5>
• Cascade
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <5>
• Olin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
  • Olin is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olin <5>
• Wyoming
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <5>
• Oxford Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
  • Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
• Delmar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <5>
• Lost Nation
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
  • Lost Nation is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Nation <5>
• Andrew
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
  • Andrew is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrew <5>
• La Motte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Motte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Motte
  • La Motte is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Motte <5>

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

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

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

Adding Ozark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ozark 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 Ozark was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ozark post office opened in 1854.

We also found Ozark in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ozark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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