Adelphi, Iowa

Adelphi, Iowa
Adelphi, Iowa
unincorporated community
	Adelphi, Iowa
	Coordinates: 41°32′00″N 93°25′35″W / 41.53333°N 93.42639°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Elevation	866 ft (264 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	464439

Adelphi is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

History

Adelphi was platted on April 6, 1857, in Camp Township. No railroad line was built to the community, inhibiting its growth, and leaving it as what one 1876 Polk County historian called a village.^[2] Adelphi's post office was established in 1856.^[3]

The community's population was 12 in 1900,^[4] and 65 in 1920.^[5]

In 1935, Adelphi's post office closed. Mail was to be routed through Runnells. The Altoona Herald observed, "Adelphi's loss is Runnells' gain".^[6]

Adelphi's population was 40 in 1940.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adelphi, Iowa
^ Dixon, J. M. (1876). Centennial History of Polk County, Iowa. State register, print. p. 61.
^ "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. pp. 188–190.
^ "Runnells News". Atoona Herald. July 4, 1935. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.

[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adelphi, Iowa

[2] Dixon, J. M. (1876). Centennial History of Polk County, Iowa. State register, print. p. 61.

[3] "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

[4] Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.

[5] Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. pp. 188–190.

[6] "Runnells News". Atoona Herald. July 4, 1935. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[7] The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Des Moines
Cities	Alleman Altoona Ankeny Bondurant Carlisle‡ Clive‡ Des Moines‡ Elkhart Granger‡ Grimes‡ Johnston Mitchellville‡ Norwalk‡ Pleasant Hill Polk City Runnells Sheldahl‡ Urbandale‡ West Des Moines‡ Windsor Heights	Map of Iowa highlighting Polk County
Townships	Allen Beaver Bloomfield Camp Clay Crocker Delaware Des Moines Douglas Elkhart Four Mile Franklin Jefferson Lee Lincoln Madison Saylor Union Walnut Washington Webster
CDP	Saylorville
Other communities	Adelphi Avon Berwick Crocker Enterprise Farrar Herrold Ivy Oralabor Saylor
Ghost town	Dudley Zook Spur
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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