Welcome to La Crosse ...

La Crosse is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

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

La Crosse is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named La Crosse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named La Crosse - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near La Crosse ...

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

• Burlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Des Moines County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• Macomb
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
  • Macomb is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <4>
• Fort Madison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
  • Fort Madison is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <4>
• Carthage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Colchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
  • Colchester is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <4>
• La Harpe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
  • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
• Nauvoo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <4>
• Dallas City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
  • Dallas City is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas City <4>
• Stronghurst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
  • Stronghurst is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <4>
• Blandinsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandinsville
  • Blandinsville is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blandinsville <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 La Crosse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Crosse.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Crosse ...

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

Adding La Crosse to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the La Crosse post office opened in 1866.

We also found La Crosse on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Crosse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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