Hanford, Iowa

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Hanford, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Hanford, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°04′27″N93°08′30″W / 43.07417°N 93.14167°W / 43.07417; -93.14167
Country United States
State Iowa
County Cerro Gordo
Elevation
1,194 ft (364 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 641
GNIS feature ID457228 [1]

Hanford is an unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]

History

A post office was established at Hanford in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913. [2] [3] The community was named for Hanford McNider, the son of an Iowa banker. [4]

Hanford's population was 22 in 1925. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hanford, Iowa
  2. ↑ "Cerro Gordo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hanford Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ 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. 81.
  5. ↑ 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.


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