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Welcome to Ticonic ...

Ticonic is located in Monona County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ticonic, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

Ticonic is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ticonic: 712

Communities near Ticonic ...

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

  • Onawa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mapleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sloan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Whiting
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Anthon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Charter Oak
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Decatur
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Salix
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ute
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ute is located in Monona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ute
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ute <3>
  • Danbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ticonic ...

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

Adding Ticonic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ticonic 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 Ticonic was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ticonic post office opened in 1868. The Ticonic post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ticonic.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Monona, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ticonic - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/