Churchville, Iowa
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| Churchville, Iowa | |
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| — unincorporated community — | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Warren County |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Churchville is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersection of Churchville Street and 30th Avenue. It is 1.5 miles southwest of Prole and two miles north of Martensdale, at 41.3967873N -93.7509298W.[1]
History [edit]
Churchville was founded by John Churchman in 1854. The Church of the Assumption, a Catholic church, was constructed in 1859; the oldest Catholic church in the county, it was destroyed in a fire in March 1933.[2]
A rail line was established at Churchville by the late 1800s. Rail service to Churchville was discontinued in July 1921.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b Warren County, Iowa. Iowa GenWeb Project. Accessed 2011-05-15
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Coordinates: 41°23′48″N 93°45′04″W / 41.39667°N 93.75111°W
