Welcome to Percival ...

Percival is located in Fremont County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Percival, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Percival is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Percival lies within the (712) area code.

The ZIP code for Percival: 51648<4>

Communities Also Named Percival ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Percival - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Percival ...

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

• Nebraska City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska City
  • Nebraska City is located in Otoe County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebraska City <5>
• Plattsmouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
  • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <5>
• Weeping Water
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
  • Weeping Water is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <5>
• Hamburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <5>
• Sidney
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
• Tabor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Tabor is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <5>
• Peru
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
• Murray
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
• Farragut
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <5>
• Pacific Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
  • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <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 Percival. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Percival.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Percival ...

Looking for more information about Percival? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Percival, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Percival.

Adding Percival to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Percival post office opened in 1868.

We also found Percival in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Percival.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.ia.us/

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