Almont, Iowa
Appearance
Almont, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 41°58′31″N 90°11′56″W / 41.97528°N 90.19889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Clinton |
Elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 563 |
GNIS feature ID | 464441 |
Almont is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
A post office was established as Almont Station in 1871, renamed Almont in 1883, and was discontinued in 1934.[2] The community was named for the Mexican general Juan Almonte.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almont, Iowa
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Almont 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. 36.