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Welcome to Isadora ...

Isadora is located in Worth County<1>.

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

Isadora is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Isadora: 660

Communities near Isadora ...

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

  • Mount Ayr
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bedford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bedford is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <3>
  • Grant City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopkins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ravenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Clearfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Blockton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Gravity
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravity is located in Taylor County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Conception Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Sheridan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Isadora ...

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

Adding Isadora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Isadora 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 (so far) for Isadora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Isadora post office opened in 1866. The Isadora post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Isadora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Worth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Isadora - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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