Carnforth, Iowa

Carnforth, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Carnforth, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°43′20″N92°20′59″W / 41.72222°N 92.34972°W / 41.72222; -92.34972
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Poweshiek
Elevation	830 ft (250 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	641
GNIS feature ID	455178 [1]

Carnforth is an unincorporated community in Poweshiek County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. ^[1]

History

A post office was established as Manatt in 1884, and renamed Carnforth after two months. ^[2] The Carnforth post office was discontinued in 1907. ^[3] A railroad official selected the place name Carnforth from a book he was reading at the time. ^[4] Carnforth's population was 33 in 1902, ^[5] and 40 in 1925. ^[6] The population was 31 in 1940. ^[7]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnforth, Iowa
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnforth Post Office (historical)
3. "Poweshiek County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
4. 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. 52.
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. 295.