Sunbury, Iowa

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Sunbury, Iowa
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Sunbury, Iowa
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Sunbury, Iowa
Sunbury, Iowa (the United States)
Coordinates: Coordinates: 41°40′12″N90°55′52″W / 41.67000°N 90.93111°W / 41.67000; -90.93111
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Cedar County
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 563

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, at 41.669882N, -90.928795W). [1] The population is estimated to be 50 persons. [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. [2] The hamlet also boasted a bank, which opened in 1901. [6] The bank has been abandoned for decades and in 2014 it was razed.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 Wundram, Bill (2010-11-29). "The 'last dance' at a 115-year-old hall". Quad City Times. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  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. ↑ 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.
  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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