Welcome to Stanzel ...

Stanzel is located in Adair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanzel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Stanzel is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Stanzel: (641)

Communities near Stanzel ...

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

• Creston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <3>
• Winterset
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
  • Winterset is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterset <3>
• Greenfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
• Stuart
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <3>
• Earlham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham
  • Earlham is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <3>
• DeSoto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeSoto
  • DeSoto is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeSoto <3>
• Redfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Redfield is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <3>
• Fontanelle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
  • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
• Dexter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
• Casey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanzel ...

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

Adding Stanzel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanzel 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 Stanzel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stanzel post office opened in 1849.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanzel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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