Tioga, Iowa

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Tioga, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Tioga
Coordinates: 41°17′49″N92°25′21″W / 41.29694°N 92.42250°W / 41.29694; -92.42250
Country United States
State Iowa
County Mahaska
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 641
GNIS feature ID464270 [1]

Tioga is an unincorporated community in Mahaska County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]

History

Tioga was platted in 1886. [2] It was named after Tioga, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. [2] A post office opened in Tioga in 1886 and closed in 1920. [3]

Tioga's population was 30 in 1902, [4] and 45 in 1925. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tioga, 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. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tioga Post Office (historical)
  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.
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