Ontario, Iowa
Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of Ames, Iowa.[1]
History
A post office was established New Philadelphia in 1858, and renamed Ontario in 1868; the post office closed in 1951.[2][3] The community was named after Ontario, Ohio, the native hometown of a first settler.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ontario, Iowa
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ontario Post Office (historical)
- ^ "Story County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ 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. 110.
42°02′09″N 93°40′54″W / 42.03583°N 93.68167°W
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