Little Turkey, Iowa

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Little Turkey, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Little Turkey, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°07′47″N92°06′04″W / 43.12972°N 92.10111°W / 43.12972; -92.10111
Country United States
State Iowa
County Chickasaw
Elevation
1,102 ft (336 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 641
GNIS feature ID464624 [1]

Little Turkey is an unincorporated community in eastern Chickasaw County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]

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Geography

Little Turkey is near the Little Turkey River, at 43°07′47″N92°06′04″W / 43.12972°N 92.10111°W / 43.12972; -92.10111 , [1] near the junctions of County Roads V62 and B33.

History

Little Turkey in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1903 Chickasaw County Iowa 1903.png
Little Turkey in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1903

A post office was established at Little Turkey in 1866; this post office closed in 1871, reopened in 1890, and closed again in 1904. [2]

Little Turkey became what historian Robert Herd Fairbairn called "quite a prosperous and promising little village" with a dance hall, school, church, blacksmith shop, creamery, and general store. [3]

Little Turkey's church was originally a Methodist place of worship, but in 1903 it became Assumption of the Blessed Mary Parish Church (St. Mary's) of Little Turkey. This church has an oratory status today. [4]

By about 1919, Little Turkey's business was in decline, with Robert Fairbairn writing, "Little Turkey has taken its flight," remarking on the loss of businesses. Of Little Turkey, Fairbairn stated that only the creamery remained. [3]

Little Turkey's population was 21 in 1902, [5] and was 25 in 1925. [6]

Students of Little Turkey attended Utica Township School #7 until 1930. [4]

Little Turkey's population was 25 in 1940. [7]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Turkey, Iowa
  2. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Little Turkey Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). "History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa". S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 244. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Town of Little Turkey, Utica Township - Chickasaw County IAGenWeb". iagenweb.org. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 304.


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