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Abbott, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°29′07″N 93°03′59″W / 42.48528°N 93.06639°W / 42.48528; -93.06639
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Abbott, Iowa
Abbott, Iowa is located in Iowa
Abbott, Iowa
Abbott, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°29′07″N 93°03′59″W / 42.48528°N 93.06639°W / 42.48528; -93.06639
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyHardin
Elevation
1,099 ft (335 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464137[1]

Abbott is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1] It is at the junction of 150th Street and V Avenue.

History

Abbott was platted near the junction of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway and the Iowa Central Railway, in Sections 34 and 35 of Aetna Township (now Etna Township). The depot was located nearly a half a mile north of Abbott.[2]

Abbott's population was 53 in 1902,[3] and 106 in 1925.[4] The population was 34 in 1940.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abbott, Iowa
  2. ^ LLC, Historic Map Works. "Aetna Township, Ackley, Robertson, Abbott, Atlas: Hardin County 1892, Iowa Historical Map". www.historicmapworks.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  4. ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. p. 190. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 291.