Welcome to Waukon ...Waukon is located in Lincoln County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Waukon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. Waukon is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Waukon is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Waukon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Waukon: 509 Communities Also Named Waukon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Waukon - they are located in Iowa and Minnesota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waukon. Communities near Waukon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waukon.
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 Waukon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waukon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waukon. 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 Waukon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waukon. See our Newspapers Page for Waukon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waukon ...Looking for more information about Waukon? 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 Waukon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Waukon. Adding Waukon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Waukon 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 Waukon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Waukon. Footnotes ...
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