Quincy, Iowa

Quincy is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Iowa, United States.[1]

Quincy, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Quincy, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°02′25″N 94°47′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyAdams
Elevation
1,289 ft (393 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)641
GNIS feature ID464710[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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quincy, Iowa
  2. "Adams County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. 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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