Eleanor, Iowa

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Eleanor, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Eleanor, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°36′51″N92°50′58″W / 42.61417°N 92.84944°W / 42.61417; -92.84944
Country United States
State Iowa
County Butler
Elevation
968 ft (295 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 319
GNIS feature ID464533 [1]

Eleanor is an unincorporated community in Butler County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]

History

A post office called Eleanor was in operation from 1901 until 1903. [2] The community was named for Mrs. Eleanor McDonald. [3] Eleanor's population was just 12 in 1925. [4] The population was 10 in 1940. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eleanor, Iowa
  2. ↑ "Butler County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ 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. 68.
  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. 298.


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