Quincy, Iowa
Quincy is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Iowa, United States.[1]
Quincy, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 41°02′25″N 94°47′25″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Adams |
Elevation | 1,289 ft (393 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 641 |
GNIS feature ID | 464710[1] |
History
A post office was opened in Quincy in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.[2]
Quincy once served as the county seat.[3]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quincy, Iowa
- "Adams County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- Charles Richard Tuttle; Daniel Steele Durrie (1876). An Illustrated History of the State of Iowa: Being a Complete Civil, Political, and Military History of the State, from Its First Exploration Down to 1875. Richard S. Peale. pp. 414.
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