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Welcome to Skunk River ...Skunk River is located in Des Moines County<1>. The location of Skunk River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Skunk River, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1865. A typical abbreviation for Skunk River: Skunk Riv. Skunk River is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Skunk River lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Skunk River lies within the (319) area code. Communities near Skunk River ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skunk River.
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 Skunk River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skunk River. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skunk River. 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 Skunk River. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skunk River. See our Newspapers Page for Skunk River. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skunk River ...Looking for more information about Skunk River? 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 Skunk River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Skunk River. Adding Skunk River to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Skunk River 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 Skunk River was in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865). For more details, see References and Mentions for Skunk River. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skunk River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Des Moines County: www.co.des-moines.ia.us/ The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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