Canby, Iowa

Canby is an unincorporated community in Adair County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

Canby, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Canby, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°25′02″N 94°34′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyAdair
Elevation
1,440 ft (440 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)641
GNIS feature ID465950[1]

History

A post office called Canby was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1908.[2] A Quaker church once stood near the town site.[3] Little remains of the original community.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canby, Iowa
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 91.
  4. Savage, Tom (1 August 2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names. University of Iowa Press. pp. 247–248. ISBN 978-1-58729-759-5. The following is a list of town and post office names that are classified as abandoned...



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