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Finchford, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°37′38″N 92°32′38″W / 42.62722°N 92.54389°W / 42.62722; -92.54389
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Finchford, Iowa
Finchford, Iowa is located in Iowa
Finchford, Iowa
Finchford, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°37′38″N 92°32′38″W / 42.62722°N 92.54389°W / 42.62722; -92.54389
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBlack Hawk
Elevation
886 ft (270 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code319
GNIS feature ID456590[1]

Finchford is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. The community is at the intersection of county highways C55 and T71, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west-southwest of Janesville.[2]

History

Finchford's population was 50 in 1887,[3] and was 36 in 1902.[4] The population was 75 in 1940.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Finchford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Highway and Transportation Map: Black Hawk County, Iowa (PDF) (Map). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369.
  4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 299.