Welcome to Quandahl ...
Quandahl is located in Allamakee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Quandahl, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
Quandahl is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Quandahl lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Quandahl: 563
Communities near Quandahl ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Quandahl.
- Decorah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waukon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <3>
- Mabel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Albin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
- Eitzen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilmington
- From Quandahl to Wilmington
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 Quandahl. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quandahl.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Quandahl. 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 Quandahl.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Quandahl. See our Newspapers Page for Quandahl.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quandahl ...
Looking for more information about Quandahl? 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 Quandahl, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Quandahl.
Adding Quandahl to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Quandahl 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 Quandahl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Quandahl post office opened in 1877.
We also found Quandahl in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Quandahl.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Allamakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quandahl - 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |