Welcome to Secor ...

So far, we found very little information about Secor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Secor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Secor, please Contact Us.

Secor would have been located within present day Hardin County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Secor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Secor is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Secor was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Secor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Secor - they are located in Colorado and Illinois.

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

Communities near Secor ...

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

• Iowa Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
  • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <4>
• Grundy Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
  • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <4>
• Eldora
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <4>
• Ackley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
  • Ackley is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackley <4>
• Conrad
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <4>
• Hubbard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <4>
• Wellsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <4>
• Zearing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
  • Zearing is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zearing <4>
• Radcliffe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliffe
  • Radcliffe is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliffe <4>
• Albion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <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 Secor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Secor.

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

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

Adding Secor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Secor in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Secor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Secor post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Secor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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