Welcome to Snefs ...

Snefs is located in Clayton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snefs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Snefs is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Snefs lies within the (563) area code.

Communities near Snefs ...

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

• Dyersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <4>
• Guttenberg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
  • Guttenberg is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guttenberg <4>
• Elkader
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
  • Elkader is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <4>
• Cassville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
  • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
• Edgewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
• McGregor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • McGregor is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <4>
• Earlville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <4>
• Garnavillo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo
  • Garnavillo is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnavillo <4>
• Bloomington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
• New Vienna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
  • New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snefs ...

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

Adding Snefs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snefs 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 Snefs was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snefs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/

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