Botna, Iowa
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Coordinates: 41°51′21″N 95°07′53″W / 41.85583°N 95.13139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Shelby |
Elevation | 1,309 ft (399 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 51454 |
Area code | 712 |
GNIS feature ID | 454767 |
Botna is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Iowa, in the United States, located near the West Nishnabotna River.
History
Botna was platted in 1884.[1] It was originally named Rochdale, after an English town of the same name. The name Botna is a shortened reference to the name of the nearby river.[2][3]
References
- ^ White, Edward Speer (1915). Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 281.
- ^ 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 (2 ed.). Chicago. p. 45. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Dilts, Harold E. (1993). From Ackley to Zwingle: The Origins of Iowa Place Names. Iowa State University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0813808376. Retrieved 2014-10-29.