Elon, Iowa

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Elon, Iowa
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Elon, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°15′51″N91°19′26″W / 43.26417°N 91.32389°W / 43.26417; -91.32389 Coordinates: 43°15′51″N91°19′26″W / 43.26417°N 91.32389°W / 43.26417; -91.32389
Country United States
State Iowa
County Allamakee
Elevation
1,257 ft (383 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 563
GNIS feature ID464536 [1]

Elon is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

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

A post office was opened in Elon in 1850, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1907. [2] Elon's population was 17 in 1902, [3] and 18 in 1925. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elon, Iowa
  2. Ryan, Leo V. "Elon". Allamakee County, Iowa. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  4. Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. p. 190.