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Walnut City, Iowa

Coordinates: 40°48′44″N 92°56′42″W / 40.81222°N 92.94500°W / 40.81222; -92.94500
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Walnut City, Iowa
Walnut City, Iowa is located in Iowa
Walnut City, Iowa
Walnut City, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°48′44″N 92°56′42″W / 40.81222°N 92.94500°W / 40.81222; -92.94500
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyAppanoose
Elevation
997 ft (304 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code641
GNIS feature ID464790[1]

Walnut City is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.[1]

History

Walnut City was laid out in 1858.[2] A post office was established in Walnut City in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1897.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walnut City, Iowa
  2. ^ The History of Appanoose County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, etc. Western historical Company. 1878. pp. 466.
  3. ^ "Appanoose County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.