Walnut City, Iowa

Walnut City, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Walnut City, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°48′44″N92°56′42″W / 40.81222°N 92.94500°W / 40.81222; -92.94500
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Appanoose
Elevation	997 ft (304 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	641
GNIS feature ID	464790 [1]

Walnut City is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. ^[1]

History

Walnut City was laid out in 1858. ^[2] A post office was established in Walnut City in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1897. ^[3]

Walnut City's population was 33 in 1900, ^[4] 11 in 1915, ^[5] and was 32 in 1925. ^[6]

Walnut City's population was 30 in 1940. ^[7]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walnut City, Iowa
2. The History of Appanoose County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, etc. Western historical Company. 1878. pp.  466.
3. "Appanoose County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
5. Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa. 1917. p. 66.
6. 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.
7. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 314.