Carnarvon, Iowa
Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
42°15′13″N 95°01′18″W / 42.25361°N 95.02167°W / 42.25361; -95.02167Carnarvon is an unincorporated community in Sac County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
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
- ^ 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.
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Municipalities and communities of Sac County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Sac City
community
- Carnarvon
- Grant City
- Ulmer
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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