Botna, Iowa

Botna is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Iowa, in the United States, located near the West Nishnabotna River.

Botna
Botna
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 41°51′21″N 95°07′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyShelby
Elevation
1,309 ft (399 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
51454
Area code(s)712
GNIS feature ID454767

History

Botna was platted in 1884.[1] It was originally named Rochdale, after an English town of the same name. The name Botna is a shortened reference to the name of the nearby river.[2][3]

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References

  1. White, Edward Speer (1915). Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 281.
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways (2 ed.). Chicago. p. 45. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  3. Dilts, Harold E. (1993). From Ackley to Zwingle: The Origins of Iowa Place Names. Iowa State University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0813808376. Retrieved 2014-10-29.


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