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Welcome to Tileville ...

Tileville is located in Madison County<1>.

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

Tileville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Tileville ...

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

  • West Des Moines
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waukee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Clive
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Indianola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Norwalk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Adel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Adel is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <3>
  • Winterset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Earlham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Van Meter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • DeSoto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tileville ...

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

Adding Tileville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tileville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tileville - 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.