Carnarvon, Iowa
Carnarvon, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 42°15′13″N 95°01′18″W / 42.25361°N 95.02167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Sac |
Elevation | 1,260 ft (380 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 712 |
GNIS feature ID | 455175[1] |
Carnarvon is an unincorporated community in Sac County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
[edit]A post office was established at Carnarvon in 1888.[2][3] The community was named after Caernarfon, in Wales, the former hometown of a first settler.[4]
The population was 111 in 1940.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnarvon, Iowa
- ^ "Sac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnarvon, Iowa
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 51.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 295.