Utica, Iowa

Utica, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Utica, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°48′53″N91°50′06″W / 40.81472°N 91.83500°W / 40.81472; -91.83500
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Van Buren
Elevation	741 ft (226 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	462507 [1]

Utica is an unincorporated community in Van Buren County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. ^[1]

Geography

The community is at the junction of County Road W-30 and Iowa Highway 16. ^[2] It is in section 6 of Harrisburg Township and section 1 of Washington Township. ^[3]

History

The Utica post office was established December 4, 1819; Robert Brownfield was the first postmaster. The Utica townsite was founded June 9, 1857, by John Whetsel, and was, according to The Annals of Iowa, probably named for Utica, New York. The Utica post office was discontinued on July 15, 1903. ^[3]

The population of Utica was 66 in 1902, ^[4] and was 38 in 1925. ^[5]

Utica was the home of Iowa State Representative Joseph A. Keck, who served in the 28th General Assembly. Keck was a member in the Utica Methodist Episcopal Church and was a Sunday school worker. He lived for fifty years in Van Buren County before moving to Seattle, Washington, in 1910. ^{[6] [7]}

The population of Utica in 1940 was 20. ^[8]

See also

• Iowa portal

• Vernon, Iowa

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Utica, Iowa
2. Iowa Gazetteer and Atlas. Yarmouth, ME: Garmin, Ltd. 2021. p. 61.
3. Fitzpatrick, T.J. (July 1931). "The Place-Names of Van Buren County, Iowa". University of Iowa. p. 101. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
5. Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. p. 190. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
6. "State Representative". www.legis.iowa.gov. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
7. Annals of Iowa. Iowa State Historical Department, Division of Historical Museum and Archives. 1915. p. 240. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
8. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 313. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2024.