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Darbyville, Iowa

Coordinates: 40°48′58″N 92°52′24″W / 40.81611°N 92.87333°W / 40.81611; -92.87333
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Darbyville, Iowa
Darbyville, Iowa is located in Iowa
Darbyville, Iowa
Darbyville, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°48′58″N 92°52′24″W / 40.81611°N 92.87333°W / 40.81611; -92.87333
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyAppanoose
Elevation
883 ft (269 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code641
GNIS feature ID455793[1]

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

History

Darbyville was centered on a coal mine that closed in 1901, after it accidentally flooded.[2] A post office was established in Darbyville in 1891, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darbyville, Iowa
  2. ^ Appanoose County Historical Society (2013). Appanoose County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7385-9899-4.
  3. ^ "Appanoose County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.