Moingona, Iowa
Moingona, Iowa | |
|---|---|
  Moingona, Iowa | |
| Coordinates:42°01′01″N93°55′57″W/ 42.01694°N 93.93250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Boone |
| Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6(Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5(CDT) |
| Area code | 515 |
| GNISfeature ID | 459166[1] |
Moingonais anunincorporated communityinBoone County,in theU.S. stateofIowa.[1]
History
[edit]Moingona got its start in 1866, when the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad was extended to that point.[2]The community derives its name from theMoingonaIndians.[3]A post office was established at Moingona in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.[4][5]
Notable people
[edit]- Kate Shelley,a local heroine and namesake of theKate Shelley High Bridge
References
[edit]- ^abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moingona, Iowa
- ^"County History".Boone County. Archived fromthe originalon June 12, 2017.RetrievedMarch 24,2018.
- ^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. 103.
- ^"Boone County".Jim Forte Postal History.RetrievedMarch 22,2015.
- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moingona Post Office (historical)
Municipalities and communities ofBoone County, Iowa,United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Townships | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost town | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This article about the geography ofBoone County, Iowais astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |