Kesley, Iowa

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Kesley, Iowa
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Kesley, Iowa
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Kesley, Iowa
Kesley, Iowa (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°39′45″N92°54′37″W / 42.66250°N 92.91028°W / 42.66250; -92.91028
Country United States
State Iowa
County Butler
Elevation
[1]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50649
GNIS feature ID458060 [1]

Kesley is an unincorporated community in southwestern Butler County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads southwest of the city of Allison, the county seat of Butler County. [2] Although Kesley is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 50649. [3]

History

A post office has been in operation in Kesley since 1900. [4] The community was named for Kesley Green, a local farmer. [5]

Kesley's population in 1915 was 52. [6] The population was 127 in 1940. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kesley, Iowa
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. "Butler County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  5. 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. 89.
  6. Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 303.