Cantril, Iowa

About Cantril

Cantril is a tiny community in southeastern Iowa counting 224 people who proudly call it home.

Cantril holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.52 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 431 residents per square mile.

📰 Cantril News Today

• 8 Old-Timey General Stores In Iowa WorldAtlas · Aug 17
• Cantril, IA Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 10
• Cantril, Iowa Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 19
• Evelyn M. Smith Obituary Jan 29, 2015 Behner Funeral Home & Crematory · Jun 26
• The Iowa Store That’s In The Middle Of Nowhere But So Worth The Journey Only In Your State · Sep 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cantril Unique

• The only place in America named Cantril — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cantril

• De Voss-Foster Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Waubonsie Trail Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cantril

🏘️ Nearby Communities