Sunbury, Iowa

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Sunbury, Iowa
unincorporated community
Sunbury, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°40′12″N90°55′52″W / 41.67000°N 90.93111°W / 41.67000; -90.93111
Country United States
State Iowa
County Cedar County
Elevation
[1]
774 ft (236 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 563
GNIS feature ID462084 [1]

Sunbury is an unincorporated community in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. It is located just west of the intersection of County Roads F44 and Y26, in the southeastern part of the county, southeast of Bennett and north of Durant. [2]

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History

Sunbury was founded when the railroad was introduced into the area. [3] Sunbury's population was 13 in 1902, [4] and 107 in 1925. [5]

Sunbury was the location of the Sunbury Dance Hall, which opened circa 1895 and closed in 1964.[ citation needed ] The hamlet also boasted a bank, which opened in 1901. [6] The bank has been abandoned for decades and in 2014 it was razed.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunbury, Iowa
  2. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.(dead link)
  3. ↑ Aurner, Clarence Ray (1910). A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke. pp.  150.
  4. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  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.
  6. ↑ Aurner, C.R. (1910). A topical history of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1, p 248. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
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