Canby, Iowa
Canby, Iowa | |
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  Canby, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 41°25′02″N 94°34′00″W / 41.41722°N 94.56667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Adair |
| Elevation | 1,440 ft (440 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 641 |
| GNIS feature ID | 465950[1] |
Canby is an unincorporated community in Adair County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
A post office called Canby was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1908.[2] A Quaker church once stood near the town site.[3] Little remains of the original community.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canby, Iowa
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 91.
- ^ Savage, Tom (1 August 2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names. University of Iowa Press. pp. 247–248. ISBN 978-1-58729-759-5.
The following is a list of town and post office names that are classified as abandoned...
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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