Welcome to Powersville ...

Powersville is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Powersville is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Powersville: 641

Communities Also Named Powersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Powersville - they are located in Georgia (2), Kentucky and Missouri.

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

Communities near Powersville ...

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

• Waverly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
• Charles City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charles City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
  • Charles City is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <3>
• Nashua
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
• Clarksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
• Shell Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
  • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <3>
• Greene
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <3>
• Allison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <3>
• Rockford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <3>
• Dumont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
  • Dumont is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <3>
• Plainfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <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 Powersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powersville ...

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

Adding Powersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Powersville post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcoia.org/

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