Angus, Iowa
Angus, Iowa | |
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Angus, Iowa | |
Coordinates: 41°53′00″N 94°09′27″W / 41.88333°N 94.15750°WCoordinates: 41°53′00″N 94°09′27″W / 41.88333°N 94.15750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Boone |
Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 515 |
GNIS feature ID | 454191[1] |
Angus is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History[]
Angus was originally named "Coaltown", and under the latter name was established as a coal mining community in the 1870s.[2] A post office called Coaltown was established in 1879, the name was changed to Angus in 1881, and the post office closed in the 1950s.[3] The present name "Angus" is after a railroad official.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Angus, Iowa
- ^ "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 336.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Boone County, Iowa
- 1870s establishments in Iowa
- Central Iowa geography stubs