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Welcome to Twin Lakes ...

Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Twin Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Twin Lakes: Twin Lks.

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

Communities Also Named Twin Lakes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Twin Lakes - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (4), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida (3), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (4), Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Twin Lakes ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Twin Lakes ...

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

Adding Twin Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Twin Lakes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Twin Lakes post office opened in 1866.

We also found Twin Lakes in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Twin Lakes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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