Allendorf, Iowa

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Allendorf, Iowa
Unincorporated Community
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Allendorf, Iowa
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Allendorf, Iowa
Allendorf, Iowa (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°24′53″N95°38′36″W / 43.4146902°N 95.6433454°W / 43.4146902; -95.6433454
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Osceola County
Elevation
487 m (1,598 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code
51354
Area code 712
GNIS feature ID454138

Allendorf is an unincorporated community in Osceola County, Iowa, United States. It is located on Highway 59, five miles east of Sibley, at 43.413270N, -95.64318W, [1] adjacent to the Johnson Wilderness Area.

History

Allendorf was founded in 1895, possibly named after a town named Allendorf in Germany; the town was originally named Oliver. [2] Allendorf's population was 13 in 1902, [3] and 35 in 1925. [4] The population was 60 in 1940. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 22. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN   1-58729-531-8.
  3. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.
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