Tilton, Iowa

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Tilton, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Tilton
Coordinates: 41°30′35″N92°21′09″W / 41.50972°N 92.35250°W / 41.50972; -92.35250
Country United States
State Iowa
Counties Poweshiek, Keokuk
Townships Deep River; Prairie
Elevation
843 ft (257 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 641
GNIS feature ID462243 [1]

Tilton is an unincorporated community in Poweshiek and Keokuk counties, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]

History

Tilton was platted in 1884. [2] It was named for George W. Tilton, a railroad official. [2] Tilton's population was 27 in 1902. [3]

The post office in Tilton closed in 1931. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tilton, Iowa
  2. 1 2 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. 131.
  3. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  4. ↑ "Poweshiek County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
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