Carnforth, Iowa
Carnforth is an unincorporated community in Poweshiek County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
A post office was established as Manatt in 1884, and renamed Carnforth after two months.[2] The Carnforth post office was discontinued in 1907.[3] A railroad official selected the place name Carnforth from a book he was reading at the time.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnforth, Iowa
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnforth Post Office (historical)
- ↑ "Poweshiek County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 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. 52.
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Coordinates: 41°43′20″N 92°20′59″W / 41.72222°N 92.34972°W
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