Cartersville, Iowa
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Cartersville, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 42°59′40″N 93°04′59″W / 42.99444°N 93.08306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Cerro Gordo |
Elevation | 1,178 ft (359 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 641 |
GNIS feature ID | 455193[1] |
Cartersville is an unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
[edit]A post office was established at Cartersville in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[2][3] The community was named after the novel Col. Carter of Cartersville[4] by Francis Hopkinson Smith.
The population was 50 in 1940.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cartersville, Iowa
- ^ "Cerro Gordo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cartersville Post Office (historical)
- ^ 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. 52.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 295.