Welcome to Washington Prairie ...

Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County<1>.

The location of Washington Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Washington Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Washington Prairie: Washington Pr.

Washington Prairie is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Washington Prairie is within the boundaries of the (563) area code.

Communities near Washington Prairie ...

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

• Decorah
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <4>
• Waukon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <4>
• Postville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <4>
• Monona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
  • Monona is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monona <4>
• Calmar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
  • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <4>
• Ossian
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• Mabel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <4>
• Clermont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <4>
• Spillville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillville
  • Spillville is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spillville <4>
• Fort Atkinson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
  • Fort Atkinson is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Atkinson <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washington Prairie ...

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

Adding Washington Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Washington Prairie 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 for Washington Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Washington Prairie post office opened in 1870.

We also found Washington Prairie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Washington Prairie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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