Bennettsville, Iowa
Bennettsville, Iowa | |
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  Bennettsville, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′36″N 90°43′41″W / 42.36000°N 90.72806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Dubuque County |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 712 |
| GNIS feature ID | 464164[1] |
Bennettsville (also known as Bennettville) was an unincorporated community in Dubuque County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Geography
Bennettsville was located at 42°21′36″N 90°43′41″W / 42.36000°N 90.72806°W,[1] at the junction of Bennettville Road and St. Joes Prairie Road.
History
Bennettsville was founded in Washington Township, Dubuque County. The name of the community has also been spelled Bennettville.[2]
The post office was established in June 1891. James J. Cota served as postmaster.[3] The Bennettsville post office also served as the store.[4] Circa 1901, Bennettville had a school.[5]
The community's population was 8 in 1890.[6] Bennettsville's post office was discontinued in 1900.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- ^ Oldt, Franklin T. (1911). History of Dubuque County, Iowa: Being a General Survey of Dubuque County History, Including a History of the City of Dubuque and Special Account of Districts Throughout the County, from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Goodspeed Historical Association. p. 670.
- ^ "Iowa Postmasters". Burlington Hawk Eye. 1891-06-10. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ "Bennetsville Burglars". Dubuque Daily Herald. 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Table Mound". Dubuque Daily Times. 1901-03-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 368.
- ^ "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
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