Carnforth, Iowa

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

Carnforth, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Carnforth, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°43′20″N 92°20′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyPoweshiek
Elevation
830 ft (250 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)641
GNIS feature ID455178[1]

History

A post office was established as Manatt in 1884, and renamed Carnforth after two months.[2] The Carnforth post office was discontinued in 1907.[3] A railroad official selected the place name Carnforth from a book he was reading at the time.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnforth, Iowa
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnforth Post Office (historical)
  3. "Poweshiek County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. 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. p. 52.



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