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Welcome to Piper ...

Piper is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Piper, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Piper is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Piper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Piper - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Piper ...

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

  • Rockwell City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Manson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gowrie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
    • Gowrie is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <3>
  • Pomeroy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Churdan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
    • Churdan is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Callender
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
    • Callender is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Lohrville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Farnhamville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farnhamville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
    • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Sac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <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 Piper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piper.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piper ...

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

Adding Piper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Piper 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 Piper was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Piper in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piper.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piper - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.