Hale, Iowa

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Hale, Iowa
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Hale
Coordinates: 42°00′45″N91°03′34″W / 42.01250°N 91.05944°W / 42.01250; -91.05944
Country United States
State Iowa
County Jones
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 319
GNIS feature ID457200 [1]

Hale is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Iowa, United States. Hale is north of the Wapsipinicon River, east of Olin, and west of Oxford Junction.

History

Hale was platted in 1876 by J. C. Austin. [2] Hale's population was 76 in 1902. [3]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. Corbit, Robert McClain (1910). History of Jones County, Iowa: Past and Present, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 385.
  3. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.