Welcome to Saylorville ...

Saylorville is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saylorville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Saylorville is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Saylorville ...

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

• Des Moines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• Ankeny
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <4>
• West Des Moines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <4>
• Urbandale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <4>
• Waukee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <4>
• Johnston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <4>
• Altoona
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Clive
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <4>
• Grimes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <4>
• Norwalk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saylorville ...

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

Adding Saylorville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saylorville 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 Saylorville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saylorville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

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