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Official Website

A largely rural and agricultural county, Winneshiek County has a rich cultural history from Czech, Slovak, English, Irish, German, Swiss, and Norwegian immigrants that have settled within its boundaries.

The county was originally settled in 1848 in present-day Bloomfield Township (near Castalia, Iowa) and in Washington Township (near Fort Atkinson, Iowa). It was organized in 1847 and named after a chief of the Winnebago tribe.

Adjacent Counties

• Fillmore County, Minnesota
• Houston County, Minnesota
• Allamakee County
• Fayette County
• Clayton County
• Howard County
• Chickasaw County

Cities

• Calmar
• Castalia
• Decorah
• Fort Atkinson
• Jackson Junction
• Ossian
• Ridgeway
• Spillville

Townships & Communities

Bloomfield | Bluffton | Burr Oak | Canoe | Conover | Festina | Frankville | Fremont | Glenwood | Hesper | Highland | Highlandville | Jackson | Kendalville | Lincoln | Madison | Military | Moneek | Orleans | Pleasant | Sattre | Springfield | Sumner | Washington

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Iowa

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

IA Gen Web

Genealogy Trails

Winneshiek County Historical Society

Roots Web

Trails to the Past

RAOGK

Forebears.io