Centerville, Boone County, Iowa

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

Centerville, Iowa
Centerville, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°05′34″N 93°56′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBoone
Elevation
919 ft (280 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)515
GNIS feature ID455311[1]

History

Centerville was platted in 1855, but the town's growth soon failed to meet the expectations of its founders.[2] The town's mill was destroyed in 1858, and the Centerville dwindled in importance.[3] By 1914, Centerville contained but a "half dozen houses".[4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, Boone County, Iowa
  2. The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. p. 529.
  3. "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 202.



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