Volney, Iowa
Volney, Iowa | |
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  Volney, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 43°07′50″N 91°22′25″W / 43.13056°N 91.37361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Allamakee |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 563 |
| GNIS feature ID | 462592[1] |
Volney is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.[1]
History
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Volney was platted in 1856.[2] By the 1870s, Volney contained gristmills, a sawmill, and a cooperage business.[3] Volney's population was 60 in 1902,[4] and 99 in 1925.[5]
Notable people
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Volney, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Alexander, W. E. (1882). History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. Western Publishing Company. pp. 399.
- ^ Hancock, Ellery M. (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 241.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
- ^ Data base
- ^ Coe I. Crawford
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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