Angus, Iowa
Angus, Iowa | |
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  Angus, Iowa | |
| Coordinates:41°53′00″N94°09′27″W/ 41.88333°N 94.15750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Boone |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6(Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5(CDT) |
| Area code | 515 |
| GNISfeature ID | 454191[1] |
Angusis anunincorporated communityinBoone County,in theU.S. stateofIowa.[1]
History
[edit]Angus was originally named "Coaltown", and under the latter name was established as a coalmining communityin the 1870s.[2]A post office called Coaltown was established in 1879, the name was changed to Angus in 1881, and the post office closed in the 1950s.[3]The present name "Angus" is after a railroad official.[4]
The population was 150 in 1940.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Angus, Iowa
- ^"County History".Boone County. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-06-12.Retrieved24 March2018.
- ^"Post Offices".Jim Forte Postal History.Retrieved24 March2018.
- ^Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914).History of Boone County, Iowa.Pioneer Publishing Company. p.336.
- ^The Attorneys List.United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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