Welcome to Wren ...

Wren is located in Plymouth County<1>.

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

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

Wren is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wren lies within the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Wren ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Wren - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wren ...

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

• Sioux City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux City
  • Sioux City is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux City <4>
• South Sioux City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sioux City
  • South Sioux City is located in Dakota County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Sioux City <4>
• Le Mars
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Mars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Mars
  • Le Mars is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Mars <4>
• Sergeant Bluff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
  • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <4>
• North Sioux City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sioux City
  • North Sioux City is located in Union County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Sioux City <4>
• Dakota City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota City
  • Dakota City is located in Dakota County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota City <4>
• Moville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moville
  • Moville is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moville <4>
• Remsen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remsen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
  • Remsen is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remsen <4>
• Akron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Kingsley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Kingsley is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <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 Wren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wren.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wren ...

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

Adding Wren to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wren.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Plymouth County: www.co.plymouth.ia.us/

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