Verdi, Iowa

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Verdi, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Verdi, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°14′10″N91°46′46″W / 41.23611°N 91.77944°W / 41.23611; -91.77944
Country United States
State Iowa
County Washington
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 319
GNIS feature ID1981637 [1]

Verdi is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Iowa, United States. [1] It was located on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad in the northern part of Brighton Township.

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Geography

Verdi was near the junction of Iowa Highway 1 and 290th Street.

It was on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific (C.R.I.& P) Railroad, about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Washington. [2]

History

Verdi was established in Section 4 of Brighton Township, north of Brighton, on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad. [3] The name Verdi honored the Italian composer; the community had previously been known as McCoid, and then McJunkin. [4]

Verdi's population was 14 in 1900, [5] 21 in 1917, [6] and 27 in 1925. [7] Its post office closed in 1915. [8]

In the 1930s, the Davenport Democrat and Leader reported that only older people would remember when Verdi, along with Grace Hill, Rubio, Dublin, Richmond, and other Washington County towns were still prominent. [9]

By 1940, Verdi's population had dropped to 5. [10] By 1956, Verdi was considered an "extinct town". [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Verdi, Iowa
  2. ↑ Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1918. p. 947.
  3. ↑ Washington County 1920. Iowa Map Company. 1920. p. 33.
  4. ↑ Cook, Pauline (1945). "Iowa Place Names of Foreign Origin". The Modern Language Journal. 29 (7): 617–628. doi:10.2307/319510. ISSN   0026-7902 – via JSTOR.
  5. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. p. 190. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Verdi Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Centennial of Washington Uncertain but Community Accepts '36 as Anniversary". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. October 13, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 314. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  11. ↑ Morgan, Charles O. (1956). The Geology and Ground-water Resources of Washington County, Iowa. University of Iowa. p. 70.
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