Welcome to Terril ...

The city of Terril is located in Dickinson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Terril, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Terril has a population of 337 people<2> (see below for details).

Terril is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Terril is within the boundaries of the (712) area code.

The ZIP code for Terril: 51364<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Terril had an population of 337 people. This is a decrease of 8.17% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Terril had a population of 367 people. This makes Terril the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Terril represents 0.01% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 534th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 367 people, the population of Terril decreased 9.16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 404 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Terril.

Communities near Terril ...

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

• Spencer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Estherville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
  • Estherville is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <5>
• Spirit Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
  • Spirit Lake is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <5>
• Emmetsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmetsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmetsburg
  • Emmetsburg is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmetsburg <5>
• Milford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
• Arnolds Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Park
  • Arnolds Park is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnolds Park <5>
• Okoboji
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okoboji
  • Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okoboji <5>
• Graettinger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graettinger
  • Graettinger is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graettinger <5>
• Ruthven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthven
  • Ruthven is located in Palo Alto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruthven <5>
• Orleans
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 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 Terril. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Terril.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terril ...

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

Adding Terril to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Terril on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Iowa (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Terril.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dickinson County: www.co.dickinson.ia.us/

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