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Welcome to Washington Prairie ...

Washington Prairie is located in Winneshiek County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Washington Prairie: 563

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)
  • 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 <3>
  • Postville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Monona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Ossian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
  • Clermont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Spillville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fort Atkinson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Winneshiek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Washington Prairie - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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