Angus, Iowa
Angus, Iowa | |
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  Angus, Iowa Location within Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 41°53′00″N 94°09′27″W / 41.88333°N 94.15750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Boone |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 515 |
| GNIS feature ID | 454191[1] |
Angus (formerly known as Coaltown) is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
[edit]Angus was originally named Coaltown as a coal mining community in the 1870s.[2] A post office was established in Coaltown in 1879. In 1881, the name was changed to Angus, honoring a railroad official.[3] The population was 150 in 1940.[4] The post office closed in the 1950s.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Angus, Iowa
- ↑ "County History". boonecounty.iowa.gov. Boone County. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ↑ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 336 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.
- ↑ "Post Offices". postalhistory.com. Jim Forte. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Iowa, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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