Church, Iowa

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Church, Iowa
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Church, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°21′08″N91°20′20″W / 43.35222°N 91.33889°W / 43.35222; -91.33889
Country United States
State Iowa
County Allamakee
Elevation
1,263 ft (385 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 563
GNIS feature ID455410 [1]

Church (also Church Village, Churchtown) is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

Church in Allamakee County, Iowa, in 1903 Allamakee County Iowa 1903.png
Church in Allamakee County, Iowa, in 1903

Church was incorporated in 1896. [2]

It had a post office and telephone office for many years. A creamery also used to operate in the town. [3]

Church's population was 25 in 1925. [4] The population was 40 in 1940. [5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Church, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Hancock, Ellery M. (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 268.
  3. Storla, Madonna (25 November 1987). Wandering to Lycurgus Ridge, Postville Herald, p. 1, 6
  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. 295.


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