Long Point, Iowa

Long Point is an unincorporated community in Tama County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

Long Point, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Long Point, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°56′43″N 92°29′02″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyTama
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)641
GNIS feature ID464627[1]

History

A post office was established at Long Point in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920.[2][3] The community was named from a long point on the nearby Iowa River.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Point, Iowa
  2. "Tama County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Point Post Office (historical)
  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. 95.



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