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Welcome to Stevens ...

Stevens is located in Kossuth County<1>.

Stevens is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Stevens: 515

Communities Also Named Stevens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Stevens - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (4), Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Stevens ...

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

  • Blue Earth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
    • Former name for Blue Earth:
    • Blue Earth City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <3>
  • Buffalo Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bancroft
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Elmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Swea City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Burt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Burt is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Thompson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Kiester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kiester is located in Faribault County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiester <3>
  • Titonka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Bricelyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bricelyn is located in Faribault County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 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 Stevens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stevens.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stevens ...

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

Adding Stevens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stevens 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 (so far) for Stevens was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stevens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Kossuth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stevens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.