Darbyville, Iowa

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Darbyville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Darbyville, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°48′58″N92°52′24″W / 40.81611°N 92.87333°W / 40.81611; -92.87333
Country United States
State Iowa
County Appanoose
Elevation
883 ft (269 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 641
GNIS feature ID455793 [1]

Darbyville is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

Darbyville was centered on a coal mine that closed in 1901, after it accidentally flooded. [2] A post office was established in Darbyville in 1891, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910. [3] The population was 44 in 1940. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darbyville, Iowa
  2. ↑ Appanoose County Historical Society (2013). Appanoose County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 95. ISBN   978-0-7385-9899-4.
  3. ↑ "Appanoose County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 297.


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