Farrar, Iowa

This article is about the Iowa community. For other uses, see Farrar.

Farrar, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Farrar, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°48′21″N93°22′12″W / 41.80583°N 93.37000°W / 41.80583; -93.37000
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Polk
Elevation [1]	974 ft (297 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	515
GNIS feature ID	456558 [1]

Farrar is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States. ^[1] A formerly abandoned elementary school building, now owned by paranormal investigative Youtubers Sam and Colby, and one church are located in Farrar, as well as 13 houses. As a result of unincorporation all residents of Farrar now have a Maxwell, Iowa address.

History

Farrar owes its development to the railroad line that was developed through the area in 1902-1903 ^[2] , and was consequently named in honor of one of the railroad employees involved in the creation of that line. A post office was established in 1904. ^[3]

Farrar's population was 42 in 1925. ^[4] The population was 36 in 1940. ^[5]

Education

Bondurant–Farrar Community School District operates local area public schools. ^[6]

References

1. "Farrar". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Richard C. Carpenter (2013). A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946: Volume 5: Iowa and Minnesota. JHU Press. ISBN   9781421401461.
3. Tom Savage (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names. University of Iowa Press. ISBN   9781587295317.
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. 299.
6. "Bondurant-Farrar CSD". Bondurant-Farrar CSD. Retrieved August 13, 2023.