Oskaloosa, County seat in Mahaska County, Iowa, United States.
The city extends across flat terrain at 256 meters elevation, with a structured grid layout of streets centered around the county courthouse square.
Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone, selected this location as the first Fort Des Moines site in 1835, leading European-American settlement in the region.
William Penn University, established in 1873, serves as an educational center offering liberal arts programs to students from multiple states and countries.
Oskaloosa Rides provides free bus transportation along fixed routes three days per week, connecting residents to essential services across the city.
The city emerged as Iowa's principal bituminous coal mining center by 1895, with production volumes exceeding all other counties in the state.
Location: Mahaska County
Elevation above the sea: 256 m
Website: http://oskaloosaiowa.org
GPS coordinates: 41.29389,-92.64444
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:51
Jack Lamberson House
1.6 km
Edmundson Park Historic District
1.6 km
Maj. James W. McMullin House
286 m
Oskaloosa City Park and Band Stand
132 m
President's Cottage
1.2 km
St. James Episcopal Church
257 m
Phillip Hoffman House
403 m
Oskaloosa Public Library
112 m
Dr. William E. and Ethel Rosenberger Berry House
1.3 km
Paradise Block Historic District
534 m
Dr. Ella Stokes House
1.4 km
Ulysses Simpson Grant Elementary School
762 m
William A. and Ida C. Johnson House
1.1 km
Oskaloosa City Hall
31 m
Forest Cemetery Entrance
1.4 km
Seeberger-Loring-Kilburn House
458 m
Prof. Edgar H. and Irene D. Stranahan House
1.4 km
Dr. William H. and Mae R. Klose House
1.4 km
Oskaloosa Monthly Meeting of Friends Parsonage
1.1 km
John H. Shoemake House
153 m
Thomas J. Conover House
1.1 km
W.A. McNeill House
1.6 km
Smith-Johnson House
654 m
Stock Judging Pavilion
1.5 km
Spurgin Residence
1.1 km
Pierson-Betts House
1.4 km
Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church
1.1 km
Rivola Theatre
223 mReviews
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