Irvington, Iowa
Irvington, Iowa is a census-designated place in Irvington Township, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States.[1]
History
'Old' Irvington was founded in 1856. When the Northwestern Railway was being built through the Irvington Township in 1881, the town was moved and 'New' Irvington was laid out.[2] The community was named for author Washington Irving.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Irvington, Iowa
- ^ Reed, Benjamin F. (1913). History of Kossuth County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 585–586.
- ^ 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. 87.
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