Orleans, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 40°43′32″N92°39′27″W / 40.72556°N 92.65750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Appanoose |
Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 641 |
GNIS feature ID | 459896 [1] |
Orleans is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. [1]
Orleans was laid out in 1851. [2] A post office was established in Orleans in 1860, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1887. [3]
Appanoose County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,317. Its county seat is Centerville.
Cincinnati is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 290 in the 2020 census, a decline from 428 in 2000.
Unionville is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 75 at the time of the 2020 census.
The Appanoose County Community Railroad was based out of Centerville, Iowa. It was a shortline running to the community of Albia, Iowa, where it distributed cars from Centerville to be put on the BNSF Railway's trains.
Appanoose was a 19th-century Meskwaki chief who lived in Iowa; he was son of Taimah and probably a grandson of Quashquame. Prior to European-American settlement in the 19th century, the tribe occupied territory in what became Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.
The Appanoose County Courthouse is located in the county seat of Centerville, Iowa, United States. The courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. In 1997 it was included as a contributing property in the Courthouse Square Historic District.
Independence Township is one of eighteen townships in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 248.
Johns Township is one of eighteen townships in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 287.
Union Township is one of eighteen townships in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 157.
Washington Township is one of seventeen townships in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 722.
Wells Township is one of seventeen townships in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 270.
Marion Township is a township in Davis County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 218.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Appanoose County, Iowa.
Dean is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.
Sedan is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.
Darbyville is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.
Iconium is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.
Brazil is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.
Forbush is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.
Walnut City is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.