Winneshiek County, Iowa
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 35 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Decorah, Burr Oak, Fort Atkinson.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP29 of 35 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
35 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBWinneshiek was formed in 1847 (1847-02-20) from unknown / original county.
WINNESHIEK created from Non-County Area 10; Non-County Area 10 eliminated.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusWinneshiek County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546 | 13,942 | 23,938 | 23,731 | 22,091 | 22,263 | 21,639 | 21,651 | 21,876 | 21,310 | 20,070 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS93 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 93 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Baethke Cemetery |
| Barnes Cemetery |
| Big Canoe Cemetery |
| Big Canoe Norwegian Methodist Cemetery |
| Bloomfield Cemetery |
| Bluffton Cemetery |
| Bluffton Village Cemetery |
| Bohemian National Cemetery |
| Bruvold Farm Cemetery |
| Burr Oak Cemetery |
| C J Jack Farm Cemetery |
| Calmar City Cemetery |
| Canoe Cemetery |
| Canoe Ridge Cemetery |
| Centennial Cemetery |
| East Freeport Cemetery |
| East Glenwood Cemetery |
| Eddy Cemetery |
| Egge Cemetery |
| Fawcett Farm Cemetery |
| Ferkindstad Farm Cemetery |
| First Lutheran Cemetery |
| First Orleans Lutheran Cemetery |
| Frankville Village Cemetery |
| Freeport Cemetery |
| Fremont Cemetery |
| Gaul Timber Cemetery |
| German Methodist Cemetery |
| Glenwood Cemetery |
| Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery |
| Haug Cemetery |
| Hauge Cemetery |
| Hesper Cemetery |
| Hesper Lutheran Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Hillside Cemetery |
| Kruse Farm Cemetery |
| Ladwig Farm Cemetery |
| Lincoln Cemetery |
| Locust Cemetery |
| Locust Lane Salem Cemetery |
| Lutheran Cemetery |
| Madison Cemetery |
| Madison Lutheran Church East Cemetery |
| Madison Settlement Cemetery |
| McIntosh Cemetery |
| Metcalf Cemetery |
| Moneek Cemetery |
| Mount Grove Cemetery |
| North Washington Prairie Cemetery |
| Norwegian Methodist Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Orleans Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Ossian Community Cemetery |
| Pagin Cemetery |
| Phelps Cemetery |
| Pioneer Cemetery |
| Pleasant View Cemetery |
| Pontoppidan Cemetery |
| Quandahl Cemetery |
| Ridgeway Cemetery |
| Roy Schultz Property Cemetery |
| Russell Cemetery |
| Ryan Farm Cemetery |
| Saint Agnes Cemetery |
| Saint Aloysius Cemetery |
| Saint Anthonys Cemetery |
| Saint Benedict Cemetery |
| Saint Bridgets Cemetery |
| Saint Clement Cemetery |
| Saint Francis De Sales Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery |
| Saint Kierans Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Saint Peters Cemetery |
| Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery |
| Salveson Cemetery |
| Scandinavian Methodist - Episcopal Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 2 of 2
| Name |
|---|
| Canoe |
| Junction |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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