Albaton, Iowa

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Albaton, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Albaton, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°11′08″N96°17′27″W / 42.18556°N 96.29083°W / 42.18556; -96.29083
Country United States
State Iowa
County Monona
Elevation
1,070 ft (330 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 712
GNIS feature ID454112 [1]

Albaton is an unincorporated community in Fairview Township, Monona County, Iowa, United States. [1]

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Geography

Albaton is located in the northwest corner of the county, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) southwest of Sloan. [2]

History

The post office at Albaton was established in 1877. [3]

In 1890, Albaton was described as a post-village of about 25 residents. According to the History of Monona County, Iowa, at that time, Albaton had "two stores, kept respectively by Jonathan Polly and P. M. Dubois. The other businessmen of the place are: Victor Dubois, livestock dealer and Postmaster; Samuel Polly, physician; Nels Sollen, blacksmith; Nels Brenden, carpenter; W.M. Stanley and C.A. Weinder, Justices of the Peace, and A. H. Strand, Notary Public." [4]

The Lutheran Church at Albaton was organized in the fall of 1868. Services were held in the schoolhouse until 1885, when a separate church building was constructed. A separate congregation, called the Fairview Lutheran Congregation, existed at that time; this congregation worshipped at the schoolhouse. [4]

The post office closed in 1901. [3]

Albaton's population was 44 in 1902, [5] and 27 in 1925. [6] The population was 15 in 1940. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Albaton". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Monona County, Iowa Highway and Transportation Map" (PDF). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Albaton, Iowa". PostalHistory.com. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  4. 1 2 History of Monona County, Iowa; containing full-page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the Governors of Iowa, and of the Presidents of the United States. Chicago, IL: National Publishing Company. 1890. p. 234.
  5. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  6. ↑ 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. 1925. p. 190.
  7. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.
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